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Article: HAND-HOOKED RUGS CATCH ON; THE CATEGORY OFFERS GREAT DESIGNS, VALUE AND HANDMADE CACHET.
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- July 6, 1998
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NEW YORK-In today's burgeoning area rug market, consumers are hooked on many types of rugs -- and especially on hand-hooked styles, which by all accounts are enjoying healthy sales in the marketplace. And that fact is leading suppliers to meet the growing demand with an ever-widening array of fresh and fashionable designs.
Primarily crafted in China, with a smattering of products from India as well, hand-hooked rugs represent one of the rug categories offering today's consumers the perceived value of a handmade rug with a price that competes easily with machine made.
What's more, the relatively rapid turnaround time in their production allows importers to ...