Rugsville Channing Persian Style Brown Handmade Wool Carpet 6' x 9'

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.

It was hand-tufted in India over 5 weeks by 2 tufters and a finisher. Wool yarn was pushed through a stretched cotton canvas one stitch at a time, sealed at the back with natural latex and a cotton scrim, then carved by hand with long shears to relieve the figure from the ground. The pile sits at twelve millimetres, which is the height that gives wool both spring underfoot and depth of colour at the surface.

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

6' x 9' (183 × 274 cm) is the working scale for a primary bedroom under a queen frame, a medium living area, or a square dining setting for six to eight. The brown pairs cleanly with walnut, oak, brass and linen; it works against both painted plaster and exposed brick.

Care

Vacuum once a week, brush head off. Light shedding for the first month or two is normal as short fibres work loose. Treat spills by blotting, not rubbing, and never let liquid sit on the surface. Schedule a professional dry-clean every couple of years to lift accumulated soil from the cotton scrim and protect the latex bond underneath.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim
• Dimensions: 183 × 274 cm (6' x 9')
• Hands: 2 tufters and 1 finisher, ~5 weeks
• Pile: 12 mm
• Origin: India

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