Leidel LEID-5 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.

Tufted by hand in India over three weeks. Two tufters share the canvas; a finisher carves the surface down to bring the pattern into relief. The pile is wool; the foundation is cotton; the bonding is natural latex with a scrim back. The whole construction is wool above and cotton below, with no synthetic fibres in the wear surface.

The composition

A single saturated field of natural earth tones with the figure carved through it by sheared relief. The surface holds two depths: the higher pile reads as ground, the lower as figure. The effect is closer to plaster bas-relief than to a printed pattern. From a standing height the design is graphic; from a seated position the surface texture takes over and the geometry softens.

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 cleanly with walnut, oak, brushed brass and unbleached linen. The rug answers a quieter room with restraint and absorbs more decorated furniture without surrendering the floor to it.

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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