Rugsville Channing Persian Style Brown Handmade Wool Carpet 2'6" x 6' Runner

There is a particular pleasure to a tufted rug that lies somewhere between a knotted piece and a textile painting. The pile is denser and more consistent than a knotted rug at the same weight because every tuft is set perpendicular to the canvas rather than tied at an angle. This brown wool piece works that translation in the figure, drawn first as a cartoon and then transferred line by line onto a stretched canvas.

Production ran 4 weeks. 1 tufter built the field row by row through a stretched canvas, after which the back was bonded with natural latex and lined with cotton scrim, and a finisher took shears to the pile to give the pattern its final relief. The wool was sourced from highland flocks and dyed in small batches before being loaded into the tufting gun.

The composition

The composition reads as a single graphic gesture in brown. The figure is carved with a slight bevel so light catches the edges and gives the surface a quiet animation. Wool over canvas, finished by hand to lift the figure above the field by no more than two millimetres of relief, just enough to register at standing distance without breaking the visual unity of the rug.

The piece in a room

2'6" x 6' (76 × 183 cm) reads as a deliberate moment rather than a floor cover. Use it under a coffee table on bare boards, in a hallway, or layered over a flat sisal. The brown pairs cleanly with walnut, oak, brass and linen; it works against both painted plaster and exposed brick.

Care

Use a low-suction vacuum without the brush head for the first two months while the pile settles. Spot-clean spills with cool water and a wool-safe detergent, working from the outside of the spill inward to avoid spreading the stain. A professional clean every two to three years restores the loft of the wool. The latex backing will outlast the pile under normal indoor use.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim
• Dimensions: 76 × 183 cm (2'6" x 6')
• Hands: 1 tufter and 1 finisher, ~4 weeks
• Pile: 12 mm
• Origin: India

Shipping included anywhere in India. Cash on delivery accepted. 7-day exchange on receipt.