Delhi Modish DLD-69 Wool Handmade Carpet

Natural earth tones this saturated only comes from over-dyeing wool in two baths rather than dipping it once, the way a glaze sits over an undercoat in oil paint. The technique is slower; the colour does not flatten under interior light. The yarn is set in the first dye lot, then taken back into a second bath that closes the tone and locks the depth.

The piece was hand-tufted in India over two to three weeks by two tufters and a finisher. Wool was pushed through stretched cotton canvas one row at a time with a tufting gun, then sealed at the back with natural latex and a cotton scrim. The last pass was done by hand with long shears, cutting the pile down to relieve the figure above the ground by a controlled height.

The composition

The palette holds natural earth tones, with the over-dyed wool carrying a faint shift at certain angles the way a glaze sits over a pigment in oil paint. The geometry is open enough to live with patterned upholstery and graphic enough to carry a quieter room on its own. The pile is sheared at a single height across the field, so the eye reads the colour rather than the construction.

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. Pairs with both contemporary upholstery and older leather without forcing a register. The rug holds a slow conversation with whatever sits on top of it rather than insisting on a single decorating direction.

Care

Vacuum weekly, beater bar off. Blot accidents with clean cotton cloth and water; avoid soaking the latex back. Light shedding is expected during the break-in period and resolves once the loose fibres have worked themselves out. Plan a professional dry clean every three years to keep the pile lifted and the colour clean. Rotate the rug end to end annually so wear and light age the surface evenly.

Reference

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

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