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standard quality and durability, as compared to a rug made with
hand-tied knots."
Depending on the size of the finished piece, the process takes
between 12 and 16 weeks. Hurd proudly points to the GoodWeave
label on her rugs, which provides assurance that no child or forced
or bonded labor was used in making them.
To date, she has produced over 70 designs, some of which
express the same patterns in different colorways. She especially
likes to hang her designs on the wall, as opposed to laying them
on the floor. "Wall art allows me to create the piece as a compo-
sition," she says. "On the floor, a piece does not have the same
impact as when it's hung on a wall, which turns it into an embel-
lishment, or an accessory."
Her rugs may be spread out underfoot, softening the way, or
they can act as more focal accessories to a composed interior. But
whether they lie on the floor or hang on the wall, there is no doubt
that they are art.
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Her rugs are made with 100 knots per square inch.
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