Rug Glossary of Terms: R

• Resilience
  The way rug pile regains its original thickness after having been subjected to compression.
• Rollakans
  Flat woven rugs designed in Sweden and produced in Portugal, rollakans original purpose was for the walls of Scandinavian cabins to prevent the wind from blowing between the logs.
• Re-fringe
  Renovating the fringe of the rug.
• Rhubarb
  A plant of the Rheum family, which have edible long, green or reddish, stalks. Copper reds or yellow dyes are derived from rhubarb.
• Romania
  A country in Eastern Europe, capital—Bucharest. Carpet industry in Romania is rather considerable, and traces back as far as 16th century.
• Rosette
  A design that resembles a round flower.
• Rug Pad
  Also referred to as “cushion” or “underlay,” a rug pad is any type of material placed under a rug for softness and additional support. Carpets usually gain a longer life wear if a rug pad is placed underneath.
• Runner
  Also referred to as “corridor rugs,” runners are long and narrow rugs, between 2.5 and 3 feet wide and 6 to 20 + feet long. They are used as carpets for hallways, stairways, an entrances.