Delhi Modish DLD-57 Wool Handmade Carpet

Three weeks of work for a small team of tufters and a finisher in India. Wool was pushed through stretched cotton canvas one row at a time with a hand-operated tufting gun, then sealed at the back with natural latex and a cotton scrim. The shearing pass was done last, by a finisher with long steel shears, cutting the pile down to bring the figure into relief above the ground.

Hand-tufted in India. Three weeks on the frame for two tufters, plus a finisher who shore the pile down to relieve the design. Cotton canvas backing, natural latex bond, cotton scrim sealed at the reverse. The construction sits a hair lighter than a knotted carpet of the same size, which is part of why a tufted rug travels and stores more easily.

The composition

Natural earth tones carries the field. The shearing relieves the secondary tones above the ground by a couple of millimetres, which is what makes the design read at room scale rather than dissolving into noise. Undyed wool gains contrast over the years rather than dulling. The piece reads cleanly under both warm and cool lighting; the wool itself is the source of the depth, not a printed surface treatment.

The piece in a room

The size as listed works inside its room cleanly without claiming a wall. The rug rewards a balanced furniture plan and steps back when a single architectural detail wants to lead. At any scale the construction holds the same character: the wool sits with the same hand, the dye carries the same depth, and the surface ages the same way over years of use. Reads strongly against pale walls and tempers under a dark ceiling. The natural earth tones register pairs with brushed brass, oxidised steel, and the warmer end of contemporary timber finishes without forcing a single design vocabulary on the room.

Care

Run a vacuum across the pile each week on suction only. Spot-clean spills with cotton and a mild detergent diluted in water. The rug will shed loose fibre for the first month or two of use; this is normal for hand-tufted construction. Send for a professional wool dry clean every two to three years. Avoid soaking the latex back; surface moisture only.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim back
• Dimensions: size as listed
• Pile: 12 mm wool
• Origin: India

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