Rugsville Shivling Rust Wool & Silk Carpet 2'6" x 10'

The vegetable-dye revival of the late twentieth century brought back a depth of colour the synthetic palette of the previous era could never reach. Madder, indigo, walnut hull, oak gall, pomegranate skin: each one matured for two to three weeks in copper vats before the wool was lowered.

On a vertical loom in India, two weavers carried the cartoon line by line over about 4 months. Density runs at approximately 180 knots per square inch, with around 648,000 Persian-asymmetric knots across the field. The fibre is mulberry silk, hand-spun on drop spindles to preserve a controlled variation in twist.

The composition

The palette is built around rust held against ivory and a deeper accent that anchors the field. The classical hand-knot drawing carries a slight syncopation in the repeats that keeps the composition from settling into pattern fatigue. Sunlight on the dye lot will deepen the saturated passages and warm the ivories into bone over the first ten years. The variation between dye batches is small but visible at close range, which is the signature of vegetable-dyed work and the reason it commands the price it does.

What you are buying

At ₹34,999 the rug is an entry point to collecting hand-finished wool work. The fibre, the knot count, and the loom discipline match pieces sold at multiples of this price by Western dealers. Hand-knotted carpets do not depreciate. The pile compresses into a soft sheen, the dye deepens, and the rug is worth more in twenty years than it is today.

The piece in a room

At 2'6" × 10' (76 × 305 cm) the rug anchors a generous living area or a primary bedroom under a queen bed and side tables. Pair with linen upholstery, walnut joinery, and lighter walls that let the rust field read as the central event of the room.

Conservation

Keep the rug on a rotation cycle of one half-turn per six months. Vacuum weekly with the beater bar off so the pile is not abraded. Address spills immediately by blotting with cotton, never by rubbing. Conservator hand-wash every five to seven years. Direct sunlight is welcome on vegetable-dyed wool; it restores rather than fades the dye depth.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted mulberry silk on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 76 × 305 cm (2'6" × 10' (76 × 305 cm))
• Construction: Persian asymmetric knot
• Knot density: ~180 KPSI
• Total knot count: ~648,000
• Hands: two weavers, about 4 months
• Pile: 9-11 mm, hand-spun
• Dye: vegetable
• Origin: India

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