besides materials used in the rug. the way it is made is a crucial factor
determine rug price.
there are usually 3 ways to make a rug, machine made, the cheapest. hand
tufted, middle price. hand woven, the most expensive. you can google them
out to see the difference and pros and cons of these three methods.
in terms of materials. machine made and hand tufted rugs won't use premium
materials. it isn't worth since people won't pay a lot more for a rug made
in these methods anyway.
for hand woven rugs, the common materials are chemical dyed wool ($20 to $30
per sqft), vege dyed wool (around $60 to $70 per sqft), vege dyed wool with
silk ($70+ per sqft).