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CARTOON A cartoon is a full scale graph paper chart which lets a weaver know what color each knot is to be. Each tiny square represents one knot. TALIM In some weaving districts talim are used instead of a cartoon. One person reads the color and number of knots to several weavers. HOW TO RECOGNIZE A MACHINE MADE "ORIENTAL DESIGN" RUG Machine stitching can always be found along both sides of the rug The stitching is normally dyes to make it less noticeable. The design is often vague and indistinct The back is covered with perfectly straight lines. The fringe is almost always sewn on and not an extension of the warp.