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Karastan has always been known as a provider of high-quality machine woven wool rugs that replicate many classic Persian oriental rug designs.

Woven in America, made of high quality materials and construction. I’ve seen Karastans from the 1930′s still in very good condition.  In fact, we had an older one come through our shop a few weeks ago, and it had an interesting – and outdated – care tag on the back.  Right here:

Karastan rug care tag – be careful! 

Here’s a blog post fro Lisa Wagner San Diego Rug Cleaning Company rug repair blog - with a point by point blow of the tag in question.

As Karastan has begun importing product from China, you can no longer say that it represents high quality in machine made product. For some unknown reason they have decided to create some blended rugs with wool and viscose, and as all frequent readers of The Rug Chick blog know – viscose is the worst rug fiber to ever choose for your home.

Karastan has only imported some of their studio collection from India over the last few years, but its still only a very small percentage of their sales. With the exception of a beligium wiltons and a few other Novelty rugs imported, Karastan’s sales remain strong on their orginal Spooler Axeminster style rugs and those will always be made here in the USA. Mohawk’s purchase of Karastan had forced some profit oriented changes like the studio series exeriement but with some new changes in Mohawk Management, Karastan has recommited in 2010 to only producing products in the USA, over the next year you will see any Karastan Imported products slowly phased out and the tried and true woven broadlooms and Axeminster will continue to dominate the total sales for Karastan rugs.