Rugsville Aquatic Green Overdyed Wool Carpet 6' x 9'

The overdyed colour wash, held here in green, is one of those design devices that survives because it carries the eye through the rug rather than asking it to stop in one place. The first carpets to use this device in any disciplined way came out of court ateliers, where the master designers worked from manuscript borders and architectural ornament. From there it filtered into village production and into the global trade.

This piece took 3 months on the loom. 3 weavers worked the surface together, hand-tying knots of green-toned wool over a cotton foundation. The finishing pass was done with hand shears to even the pile, and the rug was washed once with a mild plant-based solution before it was bound and rolled.

The composition

The overdyed colour wash runs across a green field. The single-tone composition lets the geometry do the work, and the wool's natural variation carries the eye. The colours are a starting point rather than a final state. The wool deepens, the contrasts soften, and the surface earns the patina that vegetable dye rewards over the years.

What you are buying

This is an entry point to collecting hand-knotted wool work. Comparable pieces in the dealer trade carry margins that double or triple this number. The rug holds value in use, which makes it the rare floor object that earns its keep and gains character at the same time.

The piece in a room

At 6' x 9' (183 x 274 cm) the rug sits under a coffee table with a sofa floating along one edge, or fills a primary bedroom under the bed and bedside tables. The palette has the depth a wool dye carries that a printed alternative never reaches. It sits next to mid-tone wood and warm metal without effort. Calm upholstery lets the geometry breathe; busy upholstery suppresses it.

Conservation

An underlay matched to the rug's footprint stops slip on hard floors and adds years to the foundation. Rotate end for end at the change of the seasons. Vacuum weekly with the beater bar disengaged. Press spills out with a dry cotton cloth before introducing any water. Send the rug for a wool-trained hand-wash every five to seven years.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 183 x 274 cm (6' x 9')
• Construction: asymmetric knot, hand-tied
• Knot density: ~120 KPSI
• Total knot count: ~933,000
• Hands: 3 weavers, 3 months
• Pile: 9-10 mm wool
• Origin: India

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