A rug and dhurrie may be considered an accessory of home but in reality, it is the foundation of a gorgeous space. We can say that an area rug should be the “soul of a room”. Floor is the most important part of a room and for decorating a floor, handmade rugs and dhurries are the best options. Rugs and dhurries are easily available in the market but when we think deeply then we find out that rugs are the most limiting piece, when it comes to pattern, color combination and what fit in your budget, so you may be want to start with rug design and also material. Carpets are the best for any home décor but handmade carpets are little expensive. So every person cannot buy handmade carpets. So I suggest using handmade dhurries. Handmade dhurries are a great substitute for handmade carpets. Dhurries are much cheaper as compared to handmade rugs. These are also hand woven on the handloom. Handloom is the foundation of vertical and horizontal wood. Handlooms are also adjustable according to the durry size. Dhurries are available in many varieties.
Types of handmade dhurries: - Durries are available in several materials such as cotton, wool, wool jute, silk, chenille etc.
1) Cotton Flatwoven durries (Panja dhurries): - When we talk about dhurries then handmade cotton flat woven dhurries is the first, which clicks our mind. Cotton flat woven dhurrie is the best amongst all durries. Sometimes some people have allergy with wool and jute. So cotton durry is best for them because this is 100% pollution free. This is woven infinest quality of cotton yarn. For fixing the colors, weavers use wet-dyeing process. They first dye natural cotton yarn then woven it on a loom. Cotton Panja dhurry are available in multi colors. These are 100% hand washable. You can wash it by hands at home. These are reversible so you can use it on either sides.
1) Wool Jute durries: - These durries are also hand woven on a loom. These are 80 degrees fixed colors. These dhurries are made of 70% jute and 30% wool. The warp is in wool and weft in jute. These dhurries resemble antique dhurries in kilim style. These are also 100% washable durries.
2) Wool silk durries: -Wool silk durries are made of 60% wool and 40% silk. It means warp in wool and weft in silk. These also hand washable rug.
3) Cotton chindi or cotton recycling dhurries:- These are latest in trend and new arrival durries. These are woven in cotton clothes recycling with cotton and jute. Due to the recycling, it contains vibrant multi-colors. These are reversible and 100% fast color.
Select durries for your home:- According to the designer Devid Scott “The number one rule of decorating with area rugs is to purchase the rug and durry with your lifestyle in mind”. So if you have pets and child then always prefer the woolen durries that can clean easily and have some features that hide the stains, shedding, hair. Durries are mainly used for the floor covering. Always place durry according to the size and color combination. If you want to place durry in the living room then you have to select large durry which is slightly smaller than the area covered by the furniture. If you want to durry for kitchen then you have to select small dhurries in dark color with a bold design pattern. As we know that summer is just about to come so for this season cotton flat woven is best.
Cleaning of dhurries: - Durries contains light weight as compared to carpets. These are thin and 100% hand washable. So you can wash it by hands at home. You can use detergent, shampoo with cold water for washing durries. For any dark spot, you can also use baking soda. Just find out the spot in durry and spray baking soda on spots and leave it for 30 minutes. After 20 minutes, vacuum it.
