Tufted Rugs

Tufted rugs are hand-gun-tufted into a backing cloth, giving designers a construction that allows for painterly pattern, dense pile and rich colour gradation that hand-knotting can't match. The collection covers wool, viscose and blended tufted rugs, from plain-ground designs to detailed abstracts, suited to living rooms and bedrooms where softness matters as much as pattern.

  • By Heal's + Linie Design
    From £839

Tufted rugs are made by gun-tufting yarn into a primary backing fabric, then latex-sealed and bonded to a secondary backing. The technique allows for denser pile than hand-knotting and enables painterly pattern work with smooth colour transitions.

Hand-knotted rugs last longer (often generations) and hold more value, but take far longer to produce and cost considerably more. Tufted rugs are more affordable, offer similar pile softness and allow for contemporary pattern designs that would be prohibitive to knot by hand.

Wool-tufted rugs handle living-room and bedroom traffic well, but sustained heavy use in hallways will wear the pile faster than a hand-knotted equivalent. Rotate the rug every six months to even out wear, and use a quality rug pad underneath.

Vacuum regularly with the beater bar off and spot-clean spills immediately with a dry cloth. For deeper cleaning, a professional rug cleaner is the safest choice; avoid domestic steam cleaning on tufted constructions, which can loosen the latex backing.