Moquette rugs

The 'little" people of France had no part of these beautiful floor coverings. They wove rush mats to put beside their beds or before their fires.
One type of carpeting was developed in France which was woven like the Wilton on 27-inch hand looms.

This peculiar width was taken from the old Flemish "el," a standard measure­ment in early times, as our yard is today.

French carpet-by-the-yard was called "moquette." Authorities differ about the origin of the word and the Weave, but moquette veloute was similar to English Wilton with its cut pile, and moquette boucle was like the uncut pile of the Brussels carpet.