Hand-made rugs have a certain built-in value that ranks them above
machine-made products. Hand-made labor is more costly and carries with it a
certain expectation of care and quality. Hand-made carpets involve an
endless series of choices and decisions, minor twists and turns, that
collectively give the piece its personality and presence, something that the
finest machine made carpet lacks. For those who can distinguish such
qualities, only hand-made carpets will do, and that involves a certain
minimal cost level. Hand made rugs, even a small one, can take many months
to produce. A room-size carpet may take the same time, but only because it
is produced by multiple weavers working in concert.
