The all-over floral has been a default of the wool rug for four hundred years. What changes from generation to generation is the scale of the bloom, the openness of the ground, and the depth of the border. This rug pulls the bloom forward and lets the ground recede.

Built in India over 3 to 5 weeks. Two tufters worked the front of the canvas, and a finisher carved the relief between motif and ground by hand once the pile was set. The latex is allowed to cure for several days before the rug is washed, sheared, and edge-bound. The whole sequence runs across the same workshop floor.

The composition

All-over floral work in ivory, multi-tonal, the blooms scaled to read across a room rather than on the hand. The wool is over-dyed in two baths, which is why the colour carries a slight tonal shift at different angles. The relief between motif and ground is sheared by hand to lift the floral above the field by a hair. The pile holds shape under furniture without crushing flat.

Why hand-tufted

A hand-tufted wool rug is the practical entry point into the world of hand-finished wool work. The fibre is the same as a knotted carpet. The pile depth is comparable. The colour absorption is the same. What changes is the build time, which is why the rug arrives at a fraction of the knotted price without giving up the visual quality of a real wool surface.

The piece in a room

At the size as listed the rug is built to anchor a primary room without disappearing under furniture. The composition is scaled to read against the seating arrangement, with the front legs of the sofa and any flanking armchairs sitting on the pile and a clear margin of bare floor at the perimeter. The proportions hold for both rectangular and squared room layouts and the field reads as a single considered ground rather than as a covering. The ivory, multi-tonal register reads against pale linen, raw oak, brass detail, and unpolished marble in equal measure.

Care

Vacuum weekly with the beater bar disengaged. Every tufted rug loses fibre to a beater bar regardless of price. Blot spills with a clean cotton cloth, never rub. Expect light shedding for the first six weeks of use as loose fibres work themselves out of the pile. Professional dry clean every three years.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim back
• Dimensions: size as listed (size as listed)
• Hands: 2 tufters and 1 finisher, ~3-5 weeks
• Pile: 12 mm wool
• Origin: India

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