What's the name of this particular type of cotton rug?
September 22, 2013 3:13 PM Subscribe
I'm trying to figure out what this particular type of cotton rug is called, so that I can Google it or search for it at other stores. It's a very particular style and I've seen it in a lot of places, but every time I've seen it it's just been called a "cotton rug" or given some marketing name. Does anybody know?
It looks like a rattan rug to me!
posted by stellarbuffoon at 3:18 PM on September 22, 2013
posted by stellarbuffoon at 3:18 PM on September 22, 2013
Definitely a rag rug.
posted by Houstonian at 3:24 PM on September 22, 2013
posted by Houstonian at 3:24 PM on September 22, 2013
...Except you said *cotton* and rattan rugs are (unsurprisingly) made of rattan, which is a type of palm. Sorry about that!
posted by stellarbuffoon at 3:25 PM on September 22, 2013
posted by stellarbuffoon at 3:25 PM on September 22, 2013
You might also try "solid flat-weave cotton rug." (A lot of flat-weave rugs have stripes or chevrons right now.)
posted by purpleclover at 3:30 PM on September 22, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by purpleclover at 3:30 PM on September 22, 2013 [4 favorites]
I would call it a "woven cotton throw rug." It looks like a Google search on that term brings up more of the same.
posted by Miko at 3:55 PM on September 22, 2013
posted by Miko at 3:55 PM on September 22, 2013
My first thought was a Dhurrie, but the weaving does look more like a rag rug up close.
posted by bingoes at 4:33 PM on September 22, 2013
posted by bingoes at 4:33 PM on September 22, 2013
Rattan rug!
posted by floweredfish at 5:08 PM on September 22, 2013
posted by floweredfish at 5:08 PM on September 22, 2013
The "rattan" answers are really puzzling me. Rattan is made of palm leaves, not cotton. It looks like this. The number of commenters answering that way has me wondering whether it's some kind of regionalism, or just a common misnomer.
posted by Miko at 5:19 PM on September 22, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by Miko at 5:19 PM on September 22, 2013 [2 favorites]
'Tis a rag rug indeed. Very much in the style of Finnish or or Finnish-American rag rugs, which have a particular cultural history that's probably only really fascinating to hand-weavers or Finns. (I plead guilty to being a weaver - I have the big loom warped for 3 rugs right now but have run out of cotton fabric after number 1. If I don't go out and buy some more soon, Himself may find me rifling his pyjama drawer for weft.)
posted by Mary Ellen Carter at 6:39 PM on September 22, 2013
posted by Mary Ellen Carter at 6:39 PM on September 22, 2013
My understanding of rag rugs is that they are not a solid or even a repeating pattern, but a mixture of different fabrics and colors resulting from the use of rags as the weft.
posted by Miko at 6:58 PM on September 22, 2013
posted by Miko at 6:58 PM on September 22, 2013
I would say rag rug. Lately, I've noticed a couple stores offering them named "chindi" rugs which are the same basic technique/style but made from multicolored Indian fabrics and/or recycled saris (they're cool!)
posted by dahliachewswell at 9:11 PM on September 22, 2013
posted by dahliachewswell at 9:11 PM on September 22, 2013
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posted by theora55 at 3:16 PM on September 22, 2013 [2 favorites]