Figures rubbed almost out, plum border, wool over cotton
200×300 cm
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200×300 cm
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Green, red and blue placed by eye on yellow, wool right through
230×330 cm
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Blue and gray where madder and gold once were: Oushak, in wool
200×300 cm
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Cypress trees on cream, every fringe knotted by hand in Oushak
90×490 cm
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Doors turned into geometry, in red on wool over cotton
200×300 cm
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A tree of life runs the border, red flowers loose on cream
240×340 cm
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Flat flowers linked on thin stems, fire red in Tencel®
200×300 cm
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Beige over mink: the fine kind of Oushak drawing
250×350 cm
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Beige and Mink Oushak-Pattern Loom-Woven Wool Rug, Tempus Series
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Flowers turning around one center, in Tencel® at 200 × 300 cm
200×300 cm
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Clay-red Oushak in Tencel®, tree of life set in the border
90×390 cm
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Wool in the foundation as well, Oushak flowers in gray and mink
300×400 cm
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Pastel blue inside the red, a tree of life in the frame
200×290 cm
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A medallion mirrored on both axes, blue and white over red
300×400 cm
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No wool in it: a tree of life running the border
200×290 cm
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Tencel® and cotton, a medallion held by ranks of flowers
200×300 cm
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Anatolian motifs a half-tone under the beige, sharpening by lamp
300×390 cm
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Gabbeh figures set symmetrically, 100% wool, red into burgundy
200×300 cm
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Gabbeh figures on a night blue, and the fringes are dyed too
230×330 cm
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Sand beige, Gabbeh figures in four colors, colored fringes
230×330 cm
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Squares from different Anatolian looms, brought together in Kütahya
200×300 cm
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Warm beige cooling to gray across 7 mm of wool pile
200×300 cm
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Red held in the middle, navy all around it, Kütahya loom
200×300 cm
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Anthracite in Tencel®, one fine line ruled through the weave
130×190 cm
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Two blues cooling a red field, wool from edge to edge
300×400 cm
A power-loomed rug is woven on a mechanized loom that inserts the knots, then finished by hand. At Halıcızade these rugs are made in Kütahya and Uşak in wool, cotton and Tencel lyocell — the look and fiber quality of a workshop rug, at a fraction of a hand-knotted price.
In Turkish we call this kara tezgah. The loom ties every knot and the finishing is done by hand, and we would rather say so plainly than let the word "handwoven" do work it has not earned. The loom does the knotting. People do the finishing, the trimming and, where a rug has them, the fringes.
How These Rugs Are Made
The loom inserts the pile knots at a speed no hand can match — this is what makes the price possible. When the rug comes off the loom, the finishing is manual: edges bound, pile sheared level, backs cleaned, and on many of these rugs the fringes tied one at a time by women in Uşak.
The result sits between two familiar things. It is not a hand-knotted rug, and we do not sell it as one. It is also not the fused-backing synthetic rug most people picture when they hear "machine-made" — the fibers are the same ones used in our hand-knotted rugs.
Fibers We Use, Named Accurately
- Wool — the usual pile fiber. Resilient, takes dye deeply, recovers from furniture compression.
- Cotton — the foundation on nearly every rug here. Holds the rug flat and square.
- Tencel (lyocell) — used where a pattern needs sheen. Soft, cool underfoot, more light-reflective than wool.
- Viscose made from bamboo — the same purpose as Tencel, a different hand.
Tencel lyocell and viscose made from bamboo are derived from cellulose — a natural polymer, and the building block of wood and bamboo. The raw material is natural and entirely vegetal; the spinning is a chemical process, which is why the fiber itself is classed as regenerated cellulosic rather than natural. No petroleum-based fiber goes into these rugs.
Looking for a Natural Fiber Rug?
Roughly a third of the rugs in this range are wool pile on a cotton foundation with nothing else in them — natural fibers throughout, shorn and grown rather than spun from pulp. The rest use Tencel or viscose for the pattern yarn where a design calls for sheen.
The fiber list on each rug page is the authority. Read it before you buy, and if you want wool and cotton only, Client Services will point you to the rugs that qualify.
Power-Loomed, Hand-Knotted or Hand-Tufted
| Power-loomed | Hand-knotted | Hand-tufted | |
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| Who ties the knot | The loom | The weaver | A tufting gun |
| Backing | Woven, no glue | Woven, no glue | Glued canvas |
| Typical life | Years of daily use | Decades, often generations | Shortest of the three |
| Pattern precision | High and repeatable | Varies by hand | Moderate |
| Price | Lowest of the three | Highest | Middle |
The glued backing is the honest dividing line. Hand-tufted rugs shed and delaminate as the adhesive ages. Power-loomed rugs are woven through, like hand-knotted ones — that is why we sell them at all.
Choosing by Room
- Living rooms — wool pile holds its height under a coffee table and sofa legs. Measure so the front legs of every seat sit on the rug.
- Bedrooms — Tencel and viscose are cooler and softer where feet land first.
- Hallways and stairs — the dense low pile in this range takes traffic without matting.
- Dining rooms — a flat, tight surface is easier to pull a chair across and easier to clean.
- Offices and studies — repeatable pattern reads calm in a room already full of edges.
Sizes and What Each Page Tells You
More than 250 rugs sit in this range. Every rug page states the size in centimeters and feet, the pile fiber, the foundation fiber, the pattern family and the weight. Runners, round rugs and full room sizes are all here. If a size you need is not listed, Client Services can tell you what is on the loom.
Care
Vacuum weekly without a rotating beater bar. Blot spills immediately — do not rub. Rotate the rug twice a year so light and traffic wear it evenly. Professional cleaning every 12 to 24 months, depending on the room. A wool rug will shed a little for the first few months; this settles.
Shipping and Returns Outside Türkiye
Taxes, shipping and customs duties are calculated and collected at checkout, in full, before the rug ships. There is no payment on delivery — the rug is delivered to your door with nothing further to pay. Return shipping is the buyer's cost. The 14-day right of return applies to international orders as it does at home.
Questions We Are Asked
What is a power-loomed rug?
A rug whose pile knots are inserted by a mechanized loom rather than by a weaver's hands. The rug is finished by people. In Turkish the method is called kara tezgah.
Is a power-loomed rug handmade?
No. Parts of the process are done by hand — binding the edges, shearing the pile, tying fringes — but the knotting is mechanical. A rug knotted by hand is a hand-knotted rug, and we sell those separately.
Are these natural fiber rugs?
About a third of them are wool on cotton and nothing else. The rest carry Tencel lyocell or viscose made from bamboo in the pattern yarn — derived from cellulose, a natural polymer, and entirely vegetal in origin, though the fiber itself is classed as regenerated rather than natural. Each rug page lists its own fibers.
How long does a power-loomed rug last?
With weekly vacuuming and periodic rotation, years of daily use. It will not outlive a hand-knotted rug, which is woven to last generations, but it is woven through rather than glued, so it does not delaminate the way a tufted rug does.
Can I buy these rugs in the United States?
Yes. They ship from Türkiye, with taxes and customs settled at checkout.
Can a power-loomed rug be cleaned professionally?
Yes. Because there is no adhesive backing, it can be wet-cleaned like a woven rug. Tell your cleaner the pile fiber; Tencel and viscose want gentler handling than wool.
What is the difference between this and your hand-knotted rugs?
The knot. Our hand-knotted rugs are knotted by a weaver, one knot at a time, and priced accordingly. These are knotted by a loom and finished by hand. Same fibers, different method and a different price.
Do you ship these internationally?
Yes. Taxes, shipping and customs are calculated and collected at checkout, so nothing is owed on delivery. Return shipping is the buyer's cost and the 14-day right of return applies.