Please Explain, Denier and G

[AprilBlue]

What does denier and g mean when it comes to rugs?! Please can someone explain. Is denier how warm it is or is it how long - lasting it is? What even is it, along with the 'g'.
all answers appreciated, thank you

P.S: i think that there might have been an old thread about this but i can't seem to find it so if someone finds it, please can you send me the link. thanks

 

[JBP]

The denier is the toughness of the outer material so the bigger the number the better, the g is the weight of the rug so say 200g would be a medium weight , g stands for grams

 

[showley1]

Denier is talking about the strength of fabric on the outer of the rug, the higher the denier the less likely it is to rip or tear easily, the g relates to the filling, the higher the g (gram) the warmer the rug i.e 350g or above is heavyweight

 

[Boulty]

Denier is strength, g is weight of the filling. Personally I like all my rugs to be at least 1000 denier ripstop (which is a pain in the neck when looking for medium or lightweight rugs as only a few manufacturers seem to offer this... prob more profitable for them for the rugs to need replacing more often!)