Rugsville Modern Gabbeh Gold Wool Handmade Carpet 8' x 10'

Gabbeh weaving comes from the nomadic Qashqai of southern Persia, prized for thick wool, simplified figuration, and the freedom that comes from working without a cartoon. This rug carries that approach, hand-knotted in India.

Three weavers worked the pattern across six months, every knot tied by hand against a vertical loom. The wool was selected for staple length and lustre, the cotton warp tensioned to keep the field square as the pile grew row by row. After the last row was tied, the pile was sheared, the back was sized, and the rug was hand-washed and laid out to set in indirect sun.

The composition

A gold ground, a tribal Gabbeh pattern in deeper tones, and a quietly drawn border. The rug is built to age. Saturation softens, contrast deepens, the field warms. A naturally dyed wool of this kind does not arrive complete; it arrives ready to start.

What you are buying

What you are paying for is the months of weaver-time, the hand-spun wool, the dye work, and the design lineage. Comparable antique pieces in good condition trade well above this price in the international market. The rug appreciates with careful use rather than depreciating.

The piece in a room

A 8' × 10' (244 × 305 cm) format works as a full living area with a sectional or a six-to-eight seat dining table. The gold field gives the room an axis. Walnut, oak, linen upholstery, leather sit comfortably on it; the geometry pairs poorly with strongly patterned upholstery, where the rug expects to be the only graphic element holding the floor.

Conservation

Rotate a half turn each spring and autumn so light and traffic age the rug evenly. Vacuum weekly with suction only, beater bar disengaged. Blot spills with a clean cotton cloth, never rub. A wool-trained conservator should hand-wash the piece every five to seven years. Cared for this way, the rug runs eighty to a hundred years and outlives its first owners.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 244 × 305 cm (8' × 10')
• Construction: Persian asymmetric knot
• Knot density: ~81 KPSI
• Total knot count: ~933k
• Hands: three weavers, six months
• Pile: hand-spun wool, sheared close
• Dye: colour-fast wool
• Origin: India

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