Hi,
No question it is machine made. Sure fooled me though. I saw the warps and wefts. And the pile in the damaged area pulled out in little curled pieces. For me, now, I look at the absolute straightness of the rows of pile, and the uniformity of the pile on the back, could only have come from a machine. That's what I get for buying rugs with a flashlight in the morning. Fortunately it did not cost me much. I can probably sell it for more than I paid.
Thanks,
Bruce