Gabbeh Melange Green Modern Solid Hand Knotted Wool Carpet 3' X 5'

Melange in wool is a colour technique borrowed from the worsted suiting trade, where two slightly different dye lots are blended at the spinning stage so the final yarn reads as a single colour at distance and as a fine variegation on close inspection. Applied to a Gabbeh field in green, the result is a calm tonal surface that does not flatten the way a single dye lot does. The piece carries depth without pattern.

One weaver worked this 3' x 5' (91 x 152 cm) rug across roughly three months in India. Wool was hand-spun in melange across two green tones, mid sage and a softer olive, then knotted in the Persian asymmetric knot on a cotton foundation. The pile was kept long in the Gabbeh tradition, and the rug was washed twice after the loom came down to open the hand and let the melange settle.

The composition

A solid green field built from melange wool, with the two tones carrying the surface as a slow tonal weather rather than a stripe. A simple plain border in matching green closes the field. There are no other figures. The colour will deepen as the wool oxidises with light, settling into a richer green over the first three to five years on the floor. The melange holds its character through ageing.

What you are buying

Solid hand-knotted wool rugs in deep saturation sell in the European market at three to four times this figure for comparable construction. This is by-hand work, on a vertical loom, on a cotton foundation, in hand-spun wool, at an entry price into collectible weaving. The hand-knotted piece appreciates with use rather than losing value as a tufted or machine equivalent would.

The piece in a room

3' x 5' (91 x 152 cm) sits at the foot of a bed, beside a reading chair, or in a pooja or mandir corner. The green field works against teak, walnut, brass, and white plaster, and reads especially well against natural linen and raw cotton upholstery. Brass lamps warm the green; cool light pushes it toward sage.

Conservation

Rotate end for end every six months. Vacuum weekly with the beater bar off. Blot spills with a clean cotton cloth at the moment of incident. A specialist wool hand wash every five to seven years keeps the long pile open and the melange honest. The piece serves two generations of careful use.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted hand-spun wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 91 x 152 cm (3' x 5')
• Construction: Persian asymmetric knot, Gabbeh tradition
• Hands: 1 weaver, ~3 months
• Pile: 12 mm
• Origin: India

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