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Characteristics
and Construction |
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“Tiento”
is the Spanish name given to hand-cut strips of
thin leather. |
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Hand
made by South American artisans. |
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8”
square patches and 12” square patches are
most commonly used. |
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Same
color patches or different color and contrasting
tone patches can be selected, resulting in beautiful
combinations. |
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Perimeter
borders are not used in these rugs. |
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Tiento
hand stitched rugs are lighter than other leather
rugs as a consequence of the way in which they are
hand stitched and that they lack backing. Due to
their more delicate structure, they have low resistance
to traffic (high heels and other) |