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Article: HOOKED RUGS SNAG SALES WITH STYLING.(Brief Article)
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- February 7, 2000
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NEW YORK-New designs, softer colorways and a continuing expansion of micro-hook offerings are among the trends propelling the hooked-rug category into 2000, as vendors and retailers report that sales remain consistently strong.
A wide variety of patterns, ranging from traditional to floral, give consumers a broad choice of looks to match their decor, those in the business agree. Plus, the greater intricacy of design that is possible in the micro-hook construction means that in some cases, hooked rugs are competing directly with machine-made rugs, both for floor space and consumers' dollars.
"There are a lot of wonderful designs out there in hooked rugs ...