Rugsville Overdyed Violet Carpet 11097

A traditional Persian field reborn under a single saturated bath is one of the most direct visual statements available in the carpet vocabulary. The hand-knotted underlying carpet carries the foundation, and the immersion overdye carries the colour. The technique was pioneered by Anatolian finishing workshops in the late 1990s as a way to introduce older Persian-school carpets to contemporary interiors, and the language has since been picked up across the Indian floor-loom workshops working in hand-spun wool. The result is a piece that reads as a single colour field on first encounter.

Two weavers shared the loom for around three months in India to build the foundation carpet. Around 1.3 million asymmetric knots tied against cotton warps in hand-spun wool. The carpet was washed, sheared, and then immersed in a violet dye bath that penetrates the surface and re-stains the entire field. A final hand-shear exposes the original Persian pattern as a low-relief ghost above the saturated ground.

The composition

Violet carries the field as a saturated ground with no competing tone. The underlying Persian floral pattern surfaces as a textural ghost rather than a graphic element, with the high points of the original design holding more of the violet and the low points retaining hints of the original palette. Over the years the violet will soften and the underlying pattern will read more clearly. An overdyed piece arrives with its loudest reading on day one and ages quieter.

What you are buying

Overdyed hand-knotted carpets in 5' x 7' format with comparable construction trade at western dealer pricing in the range of $1,500 to $4,000. This is a contemporary weaving on hand-built looms, in hand-spun wool, with the overdye applied by hand during finishing. The carpet appreciates with use rather than depreciating. The pricing reflects the democratic positioning of the overdyed line, but the foundation is the same hand-knotted wool the studio uses for its traditional pieces.

The piece in a room

5' x 7' (152 x 213 cm) is the working scale for a compact living area, a primary bedroom under the bed, or a dining alcove with a four-seat table. The violet pairs with chalk walls for a softer reading or with charcoal walls for a more graphic statement. The composition holds as a single saturated field at distance and rewards close inspection where the Persian ghost pattern reveals itself.

Conservation

Rotate the piece twice a year so foot traffic ages the surface evenly. Vacuum weekly with suction only, beater bar disengaged. Blot spills with a clean cotton cloth and cool water, working from the outside inward, never rub. Schedule a hand-wash by a wool-trained conservator every five to seven years. The overdyed surface softens with age rather than fading.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted wool on cotton foundation, hand-overdyed finish
• Dimensions: 152 x 213 cm (5' x 7')
• Construction: Persian asymmetric knot
• Hands: 2 weavers, ~3 months
• Pile: 9 mm wool
• Origin: India

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