LIMO Junior LMJU30 Modern Wool Handmade Carpet

The modern composition in this rug grew from a contemporary studio working in conversation with classical textile sources. The pattern is graphic without being noisy, the saturation is held in a tight band, and the field reads as one composition rather than a tile that happens to repeat.

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

The composition runs in neutral from edge to edge, the modern working as quiet incident across an otherwise calm surface. New Zealand wool takes colour to saturation that Indian or Chinese wool cannot match at the same depth, and the long fibre length of the New Zealand stock gives the surface a soft sheen that catches the light.

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

Weekly vacuum on suction only. Spot-clean with a damp cloth and a small amount of mild detergent worked from the outside in. Schedule a professional dry clean every two to three years to keep the surface even. Initial shedding is normal and clears within a month, after which the pile holds its density.

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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