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 cotton scrim on the back is bonded with a low-VOC natural latex, then trimmed and bound by hand around the edges to finish.

The composition

All-over floral work in deep navy, blue, 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

Tufted wool work is the right tier when the room needs a hand-finished surface but does not need the multi-decade build of a knotted carpet. The wool is the same. The pattern reads the same. The hand of the pile is the same. The economics are different, which is what brings real wool work into the reach of more rooms.

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 deep navy, blue, multi-tonal register reads against pale linen, raw oak, brass detail, and unpolished marble in equal measure.

Care

Weekly vacuuming on suction only. Light shedding for the first month or two is normal and resolves on its own. Blot spills, never rub. A professional dry clean every two to three years restores the pile and lifts any embedded grit.

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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