Little White Knots
What we in the business call “White Knots” alludes to modest little bunches of white yarn that might be scarcely noticed all through a floor mat. These white bunches are ordinarily white, yet can really be diverse colored hues, dependent on what shade of yarn was utilized while making the base of the floor mat. These bunches are located inside the surface and base of pretty much every hand crafted floor mat rug. These little white yarn bunches appear in floor mats regularly because of spots in the floor mat where the base yarn broke. This occurs as the mat weaver is making the carpet, while it is extended over the frame. The two broken pieces of the woven yarn are attached back to each other with a knot, which creates the (usually) white yarn bunch. After the break in the yarn is repaired, the weaving of the floor mat rug proceeds. These white bunches are generally covered up inside the surface pile and not generally easily seen. Be that as it may, as the surface pile starts to wear or tangle out after some time, because of standard wear and use, the bunches start to show themselves more and more as they draw nearer to the surface of the pile heap. The lower the heap gets, the higher the bunches appear and that makes them considerably more unmistakable to the common vue. A good area rug washing will help these to show even more.
The white bunches that start to show themselves over time are typically neglected by the floor mat proprietor, until the floor covering has been professionally washed. This is for the most part in light of the fact that once the floor mat rug washing process has been carried out, the bunches are typically perfect, splendid and considerably more effectively obvious. Standard utilization of the rug will prompt a cumulation of dirt, hair, dust and soil on the floor covering which adequately conceals the white bunches to the common vue. A regularly unnoticed result of these bunches showing themselves means that the surface pile of the area rug is wearing. The bunches show themselves as the floor mat, surface rug heap wears out.
Keep in mind that you should not cut those white bunches off, under any circumstance! Being that these bunches are holding essential base strands together, cutting a white bunch can give the yarn a chance to become unattached from the rest of the rug base, which will inevitably make an opening in the floor covering. White bunches are basically a positive sign. When you see these white bunches, you know you have a decent, credible, handmade floor covering. In any case, on the off chance that you view them as an inconvenience to your perspective of the floor covering, you can alter the way they look. If you feel that it is important to free your floor covering of white bunches, you can have them repaired. Repairing is a costly procedure that involves removing some of the surface pile and replacing it, yet it is lasting. A more savvy repair technique is to have an expert touch them up utilizing a color that matches the specific spot of the floor mat rug that shows the white knots. This strategy is normally significantly less costly, yet is just an impermanent fix.
Remember, that if you see these white knot yarn bunches in your area rug it is a good thing! It is one of the more clear signs that your rug is an authentic, hand woven area rug that uses natural fiber yarns. Always keep up with regular maintenance to help keep your rug looking and feeling good for a nice, long life! Never hesitate to reach out to us with any questions you may have, we are here to help!
