Rugsville Forouzan Kashmir Silk Hand knotted Red Carpet 3' x 6'

Workshop weaving of this scale and density survives because the visual logic was right from the start. A central composition. A disciplined border. A palette that ages rather than fades. The descendants of those workshops continue to weave in the same vocabulary, on the same kind of vertical loom, for the same reason the pattern survives.

A single weaver carried the loom for 3 months on this piece. Approximately 313,200 hand-tied knots at around 145 per square inch on a cotton foundation. Hand-spun wool dyed in small lots from madder, indigo, oak gall, and walnut hull, each batch matured for two to three weeks in copper vats before the wool was lowered.

The composition

The drawing is angular and confident. The red grounds the composition; the ivory works as relief above it. Each batch of wool was dyed separately, which gives the field a faint abrash that registers only at distance. A vegetable-dyed wool rug does not arrive complete; it arrives ready to settle.

What you are buying

Antique Heriz and Serapi pieces with comparable drawing and condition trade at international auction in the range of $15,000 to $40,000. New weaving in the same tradition, to the same density, on a cotton foundation, exists for a fraction of that number because the production economy is intact. The rug appreciates with use rather than depreciating.

The piece in a room

At 3' × 5' (91 × 152 cm) the rug serves as an entry mat, a bedside accent, or a sample of the weave under a small console. The red reads at close range, where the latch-hook detail registers as drawing rather than as graphic.

Conservation

Conservation rather than maintenance is the right frame for this piece. Rotate a half turn twice a year. Vacuum with suction only. Treat spills by blotting, not rubbing. Hand-wash every five to seven years by a conservator. Direct sunlight is a friend, not an enemy, to vegetable dye.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 91 × 152 cm (3' × 5')
• Construction: Persian asymmetric knot
• Knot density: ~145 KPSI
• Total knot count: ~313,200
• Hands: 1 weaver, 3 months
• Pile: 10 mm, hand-spun wool
• Dye: vegetable (madder, indigo, oak gall, walnut hull)
• Origin: India

Complimentary shipping across India. Cash on delivery available. 7-day exchange. Arrives rolled and protected.