Cheap Rugs
Cheap rugs of wool are more durable and are easier to maintain. Wool for cheap rugs is more resilient, cleans better and stays clean longer. The preparation of the wool for cheap rugs has much to do with the appearance of the final product. Proper shearing guarantees the length of the fibers. Then the fibers for cheap rugs are washed, sorted, teased, fluffed and combed to be ready to be spun on a spindle or spinning wheel.
After the spinning process the cheap rugs can be dyed.
The cheap rugs master becomes the true artisan and his skills are passed down through the generations. Preparing the cheap rugs before dying is an intricate process; the wool is sheared, cleaned, spun, and then cleaned again so the dye can penetrate the fiber.
The cheap rugs are then submerged into the boiling dye bath and are stirred for to produce uniformity, once dry, cheap rugs are ready for weaving.
The most desired antique cheap rugs contain natural dyes, which were very prominent prior to 1928.
Aniline cheap rugs were introduced the late nineteenth century. The colors not only faded when exposed to sunlight, but ran when washed.