LIMO Junior LMJU-4 Modern Wool Handmade Carpet

Hand-tufted construction allows a designer to push pile depth and colour saturation in directions a knotted rug cannot, and the modern drawing here uses both. The figure sits proud of the ground after the hand shear, which is what gives the pattern legibility at sofa distance and not only on close inspection.

The rug was hand-tufted in India over about 4 to 5 weeks. A team of two tufters and a finisher worked wool through a stretched cotton canvas one row at a time with a tufting gun, then sealed the back with natural latex and a cotton scrim. The final pass was done by hand with long shears to relieve the pattern across the surface, cutting the figure proud of the ground by a couple of millimetres so the design reads from sofa distance.

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

Hand-tufted wool sits between flatweave and hand-knotted on the price ladder, and at this scale it is the most economical way to bring a serious wool surface into a room without committing to the years and the budget that hand-knotting requires. The rug uses the same New Zealand wool that sits on the higher tiers; what you save is loom time, not material.

The piece in a room

At the listed dimensions the piece is built to anchor a single point in a room rather than to cover a primary living area. A flexible ground for most palettes; pairs comfortably with both cool and warm rooms. The rug sits well on either side of a bed, in front of a dresser, or under a writing desk.

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

Free delivery across India. Cash on delivery on request. 7-day exchange policy.