American English: rug Arabic: سَجَّادَة Brazilian Portuguese: tapete Chinese: 地毯 Croatian: sag Czech: koberec menší Danish: tæppe Dutch: tapijt European Spanish: alfombra Finnish: pieni matto French: tapis German: Teppich Greek: χαλάκι Italian: tappeto Japanese: ラグ Korean: 양탄자 Malay: permaidani Norwegian: teppe Polish: pled European Portuguese: tapete Romanian: preș Russian: ковер Spanish: alfombra Swedish: matta Tamil: கம்பளம் Thai: พรมผืนเล็ก Turkish: kilim Ukrainian: кили

People tend to use the words rug and carpet interchangeably, but do they really carry the same meaning? Is there any difference between rug and carpet? First of all, let’s look at the definition of both words from the most trusted sources - dictionaries from the UK (Oxford Dictionary) and the US (Merriam-Webster). Oxford Rug A floor covering of thick woven material or animal skin, typically not extending over the entire floor Carpet A floor covering made from thick woven fabr

To carry on with Earth Day’s blog, I would like to write about the advantages of natural fibers and the positive environmental impact of using natural fiber products. Generally, natural fibers can be categorized into plant fibers and animal fibers. Plant fibers are derived from seed, leaf, bast, stalk, or fruit, whereas animal fibers can be obtained from animal’s hair or secretion. Examples of plant fibers are abaca, jute, cotton, flax, coir, bamboo, seagrass and more. Animal