LIMO Junior LMJU-3 Modern Wool Handmade Carpet

The modern motif belongs to a long line of decorative grids that move from textile to textile across cultures. The version here was redrawn for the loom and holds the proportion that lets the pattern read at room scale rather than dissolving into a busy surface up close. The cartoon was studied in chalk before the wool was committed to the canvas, and the colour register was tested in small swatches before the first row of tufts was pulled.

Made by hand in India over 4 to 5 weeks. A tufter pulls each row of neutral wool through cotton canvas; a finisher seals the back and shears the surface. The pile reads denser than the inputs suggest because the shearing relieves the pattern by a couple of millimetres, which is what makes the figure carry across a room rather than collapse into the field.

The composition

The neutral palette is even-keeled across the field, with the modern motif sitting just proud of the ground after the hand shear. The wool was over-dyed for tonal depth instead of dipped once, the way a glaze sits over an undercoat in oil paint, and the surface holds two related tones rather than one flat colour.

The economics

A hand-tufted wool rug at this scale is the practical step between a machine-made starter and a hand-knotted heirloom. The wool is natural, the construction is honest about its method, and the design carries the studio thought without the decade-long timeline that knotting demands.

The piece in a room

At the size as listed, the rug works as a focal piece in a child's room or a study, anchoring a small seating arrangement or sitting in front of a single bed. A flexible ground for most palettes; pairs comfortably with both cool and warm rooms. The pile gives the surface a sculptural read up close while the modern pattern carries from across the room.

Care

Vacuum once a week with no beater bar. Address spills immediately with a clean cotton cloth, blotting rather than rubbing. Plan a dry clean every three years. New tufted rugs shed for a few weeks while the pile settles, after which the surface holds against everyday use without any further intervention.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim
• Dimensions: as listed (as listed)
• Pile: hand-sheared wool
• Hands: 2 tufters and 1 finisher, ~4 to 5 weeks
• Origin: India

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