Rugs form an essential interior décor item of today's trends. They form a crucial decorative entity. The history of rugs is dated back to several hundred years. The people used to live in the tribes and found various primitive ways to cover the ground. Since then, the rugs have evolved and undergone several changes. The rugs have several new versions now. Their design and ways of production have also undergone several changes. As a result, the beautiful rug you see today in your rooms has evolved from several stages. This blog will see the history and various evolution phases of the rugs.
Antiquity of Rugs
The tribes developed primitive rugs to cover the grounds. The primary purpose was to keep the surface warm. The rugs were manufactured by using wowing techniques. The raw material was mainly the weeds and grasses. The rugs were just a primitive structure of today's actual rugs. Then, dating back to 5000 years ago, we came across nomadic tribes. These tribes were using animal skins as rugs and carpets. Here, the people used hand-weaving techniques to manufacture the rugs. The raw materials for making rugs also included animal hair like camels, sheep, etc. The archaeologists have found that carpets were a daily used entity around 4000 years ago. It was mainly the Mesopotamian and Egyptian eras.
Pazyryk is considered one of the oldest rugs. It was dated back to 500 BC. The carpet was discovered in the regions of Siberia around 1949. The ancient carpet was an example of fine designing and weaving techniques with beautiful colors. If we talk about the origin of the rugs, then it is believed to be in Turkey or Iran. However, the truth is that the rugs were discovered in Armenia around the 7th century BC or even before that.
Evolution of Rugs
After their invention, the rugs were evolved in different world areas in different time zones. From Egypt to India, every region left its marks on its evolution. The rugs first came into wide use in Egypt. However, various ancient evidence proves that the first origins of fabric-made rugs are found in Asia. Around 3000 BC Egypt marked the beginning of the rugs.
The earlier made first fabric used to pile as its raw material. It was dated back around 500 BC. The rug was named pazyryk, as we have discussed above. The fabric components were knotted together to form an elevated surface. Next, evidence of rugs was found in French and England. The European rugs industry came into existence around 1700. Later in 1780, the invention of power loom was made.
Conclusion
Rugs have come across various phases. Currently, we are seeing handmade as well as machine manufactured rugs. Machine manufacturing technology evolved mainly around the 1950s. India also had its fair share of the evolution of rugs. From Charkha Katna to several machine-made items, the Indian rugs also went places. Right now, we can see a globally flourishing industry of rugs.
