Article: Other crafts in rug making. (includes related article on rug underlays)(Area Rug Sales Training Manual)

Article: A rebirth for hand-tufted. (hand-tufted rugs)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  February 10, 1997 ;     700+ words ...DALTON, Ga. -- Hand-tufted rugs are enjoying a new life. In the...499 range for 5 by 8 or 6 by 9, hand-tufted rugs offer a value story for retailers...Manne, designer for Pande Cameron, Hand-tufted rugs now have a design integrity of...

Article: Tuft love: as technology advances, hand-tufted rugs are grabbing hold of the market.(FLOOR COVERING FORECAST)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Networkk;  February 19, 2007 ;     585 words ......CONTEST BETWEEN hand-knotted and hand-tufted rugs is getting even closer. They'...sophisticated in the way they make hand-tufted rugs, said Allen Robertson, vice...percent of Capel's business is in hand-tufted rugs. Hand-tufted rugs ...

Article: HAND-TUFTED CONSTRUCTED RUGS GROWING IN SALES AND STATURE.(Brief Article)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  March 6, 2000 ;     700+ words ......There are potential drawbacks to hand-tufted rugs, often more obvious at the lower...different degrees of quality in hand-tufted rugs. We've had little to no problem...with shedding, on lower-end hand-tufted rugs. It became a big problem with...

Article: FIRST QUARTER RESULTS: A GREAT START FOR '99 : RUG VENDORS REPORT SALES ARE UP.
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  March 15, 1999 ;     582 words ......sales increases. The types of rugs producing the positive results...he added. The lower-end [rugs] are becoming very sophisticated...great. Timianko added that hand-tufted rugs are getting stronger because...Indo-tufted rugs. We intermingle the hand-tufted rugs ...

Article: BUYERS IN ATLANTA SEEK RUGS WITH MIDPRICED CONSTRUCTIONS.(Atlanta International Area Rug Market)(Brief Article)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  January 14, 2002 ;     478 words ......mind. Instead of $5,000 rugs, he wants to average $3...looking for more machine and hand-tufted rugs, Timianko said. He said hand-tufted rugs are selling well, and because...between hand-knotted and hand-tufted is only in the price tag...

Article: INDIAN HAND-TUFTED RUGS TEMPTING IN LOOK AND PRICE
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  June 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......in the quality and design of hand-tufted rugs from India are giving new life...executive of Trans Ocean, said, Hand-tufted rugs have always been a very good...Nourison, agreed. I see Indian hand-tufted rugs not only as an important category...

Article: INDIAN HAND-TUFTED RUGS TEMPTING IN LOOK AND PRICE.
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  June 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......in the quality and design of hand-tufted rugs from India are giving new life...executive of Trans Ocean, said, Hand-tufted rugs have always been a very good...Nourison, agreed. I see Indian hand-tufted rugs not only as an important category...

Article: Rowe expanding rug line.(Rowe Furniture Corp.)(Brief article)
Furniture-Today;  October 19, 2006 ;     126 words ......introducing the second collection of rugs for its Studiorowe galleries from rug importer Surya. The 12 hand-tufted rugs join the 11 rugs introduced at the April market...on retail floors in March. The rugs are designed by the Studiorowe...

Article: Oriental rugs can't be beat for artistry; intricate works are meant to be underfoot.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  June 29, 2000 ;     700+ words ......broadly to richly patterned rugs, it really refers to rugs from the Middle or Far East...Bath, Ohio. Machine-made rugs in similar styles are called area rugs, he says. Most Oriental rugs are made on vertical looms...nomads still weave their rugs on portable horizontal ...

Article: HANDS DOWN: SPECIALTY STORES DEDICATED TO HAND-KNOTTED RUGS.(Brief Article)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  July 1, 2002 ;     531 words ...NEW YORK-Although hand-tufted rugs sell at a higher volume, specialty...up their selection of cheaper hand-tufted rugs at the expense of hand-knotted...was shifting its emphasis toward hand-tufted rugs was a definitive Never! Batt...

Article: RUGS ON TOUR; THE GEE'S BEND RUG COLLECTION TOURS THE NATION SEARCHING FOR RETAIL HOMES.
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  April 12, 2004 ;     621 words ......month, she and the Gee's Bend rugs had just finished the Architectural...back to New York with the rugs for the International Contemporary...currently selling the Gee's Bend rugs directly out of her New York...industry] who want to see the rugs. The Gee's Bend Quilt Collection of rugs is ...

Article: MAHDAVI SET TO INTRODUCE 3 NEW GROUPS.(new rug collections)(Brief Article)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  October 14, 2002 ;     105 words ......Furnishings Market here. Elan is a collection of eight hand-tufted rugs with floral patterns that are 100 percent wool and...sesame. Contempo, a new collection of contemporary hand-tufted rugs, is 100 percent wool. The 12 designs include All...

Article: TUFT COMPETITORS; HAND-TUFTED RUGS OFFER RETAILERS STYLE, SPEED AND VALUE.(Brief Article)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  June 12, 2000 ;     700+ words ...NEW YORK-How the rugs will get here and what...that the growth of the hand-tufted (gun-tufted) category will...principal of Harounian Rugs International, pointed...having great success with hand-tufted rugs. That success has attracted...of a reliable supply of ...

Article: A STABLE ENVIRONMENT.(rug industry sales, trends)(Industry Overview)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  February 17, 2003 ;     656 words ......proliferation of the volume-generating hand-tufted rugs. Business as a whole didn't...gloom is the dramatic growth of hand-tufted rugs. The category gives consumers...will probably see a glut of hand-tufted rugs out there in the future. On...