by The Rug Truck June 25, 2019 1 min read

Although the first power loom was invented almost two-hundred years ago, the 2008 recession and the boom of online shopping have been the major contributors to the rise of machine-made rug sales. Advances in technology have improved the power looms drastically, and consumers can now own a rug that looks just as good as "the real thing" and pay a fraction of the price.