Karastan-kirman

What is a Karastan Rug? Karastan sounds like a country, preferably one that was created during the breakup of the Soviet Union. So obviously Karastan rugs would be rugs from that country, handmade with a secret art passed down from generation to generation. So imagine my surprise when I first learned that not only are these rugs from the United States, but they are machine-made! Karastan rugs, as the famous story goes, were created by the legendary retailer Marshall Fields in 1928. They were really the first machine rugs which were said to reach the quality level that had previously been reserved for hand-made rugs and they were much less expensive. Karastan Rugs are made from New Zealand wool, which is known is the purest, whitest wool in the world, and in fact Karastan Rugs is the largest consumer of New Zealand wool in the world. Wool is a non-allergenic fiber and does not promote the growth of bacteria or dust mites, or give off harmful emissions. Karastan has been an innovator in ...

The Unique Beauty of Karastan Rugs The year was 1928. The first loom was produced by Marshall Field, the American textile manufacturer and retailer that was capable of producing a woven rug. Karastan first introduced its machine-made carpets known as "Mystery Rugs", the counterpart to the hand-made rugs. The machine technology was so advanced that Karastan put one rug up to a considerable challenge. During the 1933-34 World's Fair in Chicago, Karastan created a large version of its Kirman pattern. Instead of just displaying the rug, they asked visitors to walk on the rug to test its ability to be cleaned. Over 5 million people walked over the rug and even spilled food on it and rubbed it in. No one thought that it could be cleaned; it was filthy. Karastan cleaned one side of the rug, leaving the other side soiled in order to show the difference. The results were amazing. The side cleaned was pristine. Karastan offers a wide variety of rugs and carpets. The textures presen...

Karastan Rugs: A Touch of Eden TeaWash. Is it a holistic skin remedy? No. AntiqueWash. Is it an interior decorator’s wall treatment? No. LustreWash. Is it a hair conditioner? No. TeaWash, AntiqueWash, and LustreWash are all patented carpet finishing processes belonging to the makers of Karastan rugs. And they are among the innovative processes which have, from their first appearance, set Karastan rugs apart in the world of carpeting. The first Karastan rug rolled off, on April 8, 1928, a loom especially designed for Marshall Field & Company, owner of the venerable Chicago department store, in a North Carolina town with the unlikely name of Leaksville. Marshall Field had seen the wisdom--read business sense--of being able to produce high quality reproductions of Oriental rugs in commercially profitable numbers, and had spent significant resources in developing a power loom which could do so. The Karastan Axminster loom, a refinement on the hand-operated Axminster loom designed in 18...