Selecting a rug from The Little Acorn assures you that your child will have a safe, unique and well-designed rug. All of The Little Acorn rugs are hand hooked and individually crafted by rug artists. Each is made from 100% high quality natural wool with latex free cotton duck backing. There is no off-gassing (dangerous chemical fumes) with our 100% natural wool rug. Our rugs have less shedding than traditional wool rugs due to our exclusive twist yarn and hooked construction which is specifically developed by The Little Acorn. You can feel confident that you have a safe, long lasting quality rug for your child's room when you select a rug from The Little Acorn.