LIMO Junior LMJU16 Modern Wool Handmade Carpet

A modern field at this scale is a graphic decision. The pattern survives the size because the proportion of figure to ground was set before the first tuft was pulled and held to right through the long weeks of construction.

Two tufters and a finisher worked the canvas in India for 4 to 5 weeks. The wool was pushed through a stretched cotton primary with a hand-held tufting gun, anchored with natural latex on the reverse, and finished with a cotton scrim. The final shear was done by hand to give the pile a uniform plane and to relieve the pattern from the field by exactly the depth needed for the drawing to read at the right scale.

The composition

A neutral field with the modern drawing carried in adjacent tones. The pile holds enough depth to take light differently from different angles, which is why the surface looks alive rather than printed. The wool was dyed in skein and the colour matched against a master sample to keep the register tight across the long working period.

The economics

The price reflects the working hours of two tufters and a finisher, not a brand premium. Hand-tufted construction lets a designer deliver pile depth and colour saturation that a flatweave cannot reach, at a fraction of what hand-knotted construction would cost across the same surface area.

The piece in a room

Built at the size as listed, the rug suits a kid's room, a study, a reading corner, or a small bedroom. A flexible ground for most palettes; pairs comfortably with both cool and warm rooms. The neutral field pairs comfortably with painted wood furniture and fabric headboards.

Care

Vacuum weekly with the beater bar disengaged. Every tufted rug loses fibre to a beater bar regardless of price. Blot spills with a clean cotton cloth, never rub. Expect a few weeks of light shedding while loose fibres work themselves out of the pile, after which the rug settles into its working surface. A professional dry clean every three years preserves the pile and the colour together.

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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