Rugsville Laka Red Gold Wool Hand Knotted Carpet 6' x 9'

The Tibetan loop knot, also called the Senneh loop, is one of the few weaving techniques where the knot is tied around a metal rod laid across the warps rather than around the warps themselves. When the rod is pulled out and the loops are sliced open, the resulting pile is denser and more even than what you get from a Persian or Turkish knot at the same KPSI. This rug uses that technique to carry a deep red ground with old-gold pattern work in the manner of mid-century Tibetan workshops working in conversation with northern Indian colour.

Three weavers worked the loom for close to five months. The pile is hand-spun wool dyed in small batches so the red carries the slight tonal variation that vegetable-dyed pieces always show under different light. After the rug came off the loom it was sheared by hand, washed in stream water, and stretched on a bamboo frame for two weeks to settle the foundation. Roughly 1.6 million loops, each one tied by feel.

The composition

A saturated madder red ground with gold motif work moving across the field in a quiet rhythm. The pattern is distributed rather than centred, which means the rug works visually whether it sits in the middle of a room or partly under a sofa. Red of this depth is hard to achieve without the colour going dull on the edges; the wool here was over-dyed in two baths to hold the saturation. Over a decade the field will warm a quarter step toward terracotta.

What you are buying

Comparable Tibetan-loop wool pieces from Indian workshops in this density and size sit between one lakh fifty and two lakh in private dealer settings. The structural durability of the loop knot means this rug holds its shape under heavier furniture than an equivalent Persian-knotted piece. Wool of this fibre length and twist appreciates rather than shedding out, and the dye becomes more harmonious with use.

The piece in a room

6' x 9' (183 x 274 cm) is the right scale for a primary living room arrangement of a three-seat sofa with two flanking chairs, or for a bedroom anchoring a king bed with a bench at the foot. The red and gold sit comfortably with walnut, oxidised brass, and warm cream walls. Avoid pairing with cool grey walls, which fight the warmth of the dye.

Conservation

Rotate every six months to even out light exposure and traffic. Vacuum weekly with the beater bar off. Address spills with a clean cotton cloth and cold water only. Schedule a hand wash with a wool conservator every five years. With this regimen the piece will run sixty to eighty years before any restoration is required.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted hand-spun wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 183 x 274 cm (6' x 9')
• Construction: Tibetan Senneh loop knot
• Hands: 3 weavers, ~5 months
• Pile: 10 mm
• Dye: vegetable
• Origin: India

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