Cape Cod Braided Rug Company

A HISTORY OF QUALITY BRAIDED RUGS

 

The storied history of the Cape Cod Braided Rug started in the little town of Plainville, Massachusetts in 1910. At that time, Romeo Paulus was employed by a shoelace manufacturing company, and realized that the same braiding process used in the production of shoelaces, could be applied to braided rug production.

Romeo modified the machiney used in shoelace production, producing the first machine-made braided rugs in the United States and started the Plainville Rug Company. The company grew over the years, producing many different lines of braided rugs, with distribution outlets throughout the United States in the mid-west, west, and south.

The Paulus family migrated to Cape Cod and the Cape Cod Braided Rug Company was born in the early 1970's. The company has grown over the years with every braided rug produced carrying the long family tradition of handcrafted excellence and quality.

The machinery and process used to produce a braided rug today has not changed dramtically since that first braided rug was produced by Romeo Paulus in 1910. We gladly offer tours of our manufacturing facility in Harwich. Please call our toll free number to schedule a tour.

We have just brought back the line of Olde New England Braided Rugs that Romeo Paulus made famous. Please stop by our retail showroom to view these one of a kind beautiful braided rugs.