Rug Thickness Guide
Rug thickness varies according to the type of rug, weave, and pile.
The thinnest rugs are flatwoven rugs, with kilims falling in a range of 0.12 - 0.21 inches (3 - 5 mm).
The thickest rugs are long pile rugs woven with large knots, with tulu rugs reaching around 0.5 inches (13 mm). Below are some visual references to help you figure the average thickness of your new rug. Please contact us for questions on specific rugs.
'Distressed' Vintage Hand-Knotted Rugs - Low Pile
0.179"
0.45cm
Hand-Knotted Turkish Rugs - Low Pile
0.184"
0.47cm
Overdyed Vintage Rugs - Low Pile
0.183"
0.46cm
Hand Carved Vintage Rugs
0.275" - 0.70cm
Patchwork Vintage Rugs
0.245"
0.62cm
Herki Rugs - Medium Pile
0.307"
0.77cm
Herki Rugs - Long Pile
0.522"
1.32cm
Vintage Kilim Rugs
0.156"
0.39cm
New Kilim Rugs
0.130"
0.33cm
Old Yarn Kilim Rugs
0.191"
0.48cm
New Double Strand Kilim Rugs
0.216"
0.55cm
Vintage Goat Hair Kilim Rugs
0.134"
0.34cm
Soumak Rugs
0.302"
0.77cm
Tulu Rugs - Long Pile
0.455"
1.15cm
New Hand-Knotted Rugs
0.509"
1.29cm
0.630"
1.60cm
Oushak Rugs
0.486"
1.24cm
0.199"
0.50cm
Perde - Curtain
0.082"
0.20cm
