Leidel LEID-6 Wool Handmade Carpet

A tufted carpet sits between the loom-knotted tradition and the printed rug. It carries the wool weight and the hand of a knotted piece, with a faster making time and a price that does not demand a wall safe. For households that want hand-finished wool work without the months of waiting that a knotted carpet asks for, this is the working option.

The piece was hand-tufted in India over 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

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. Holds its own next to a strong art piece without competing with it. The natural earth tones field can carry a single dominant work on the wall above without flattening either the rug or the picture.

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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