Handmade and imported rugs

Handmade rugs used to be made largely from wool grown in each weaver's vicinity. Consequently, there was wide variation in their quality and durability. Persia, Russia (which includes Turkestan and the Caucasus) and Spain produce some fine carpet wools

The yarns used in imported rugs are more standardized today and often are grown in another region or country.

Oriental weavers used many natural shades of wool—white, cream, beige, brown, gray and black. Moroccan and Navajo Indian rugs are largely made of undyed yarns.