Rugsville Sultanabad Rustic Vegetable Dyes Wool Carpet 10243 Carpet

The Ziegler tradition began in the late nineteenth century when European buyers asked the looms of western Persia to soften the dense classical floral fields into open, airy compositions that sat better with the lighter palettes of Anglo-American interiors. The pattern in front of you is a direct descendant of that lineage, redrawn for a contemporary room without losing the rhythm of the original drawing.

3 weavers shared the loom for 6 months. 1.4 million hand-tied asymmetric knots, each one set against a vertical beam by feel rather than by counting. The pile is hand-spun wool, chosen for its long staple and its ability to hold vegetable dye to deep saturation without losing the slight tonal variation that gives a hand-knotted rug its patina. The foundation is cotton, which holds the rug flat and square through decades of use.

The composition

The palette holds tan as the dominant value, with the sultanabad drawing answering it in lighter and darker accents. Each colour was dyed in copper vats over several days so the wool absorbs pigment unevenly at the molecular level. That is what gives the rug its depth and what separates a hand-dyed pile from a mill-dyed one.

What you are buying

An entry point to collecting hand-knotted work, made on the same loom and with the same knot structure as pieces five times the price. 3 weavers, 6 months, 1.4 million knots. The wool develops patina with use, which is the signature distinction between a hand-knotted rug and a printed or tufted one.

The piece in a room

At size as listed the rug is large enough to define a room rather than ornament one. Place the front legs of the seating on the field. The tan palette pairs with walnut and brass, with linen upholstery, with raw plaster walls. It does not pair well with strongly patterned wallpaper; the rug expects to be the graphic event.

Conservation

Vacuum on suction, no beater bar. Rotate twice a year. Blot, never rub, when something spills. Have the rug professionally hand-cleaned every five to seven years by a conservator who knows wool. A hand-knotted rug looked after this way is the only object on your floor that gains value with age.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted New Zealand wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: size as listed
• Construction: Persian asymmetric knot
• Knot density: ~120 KPSI
• Total knot count: ~1.4 million
• Hands: 3 weavers, 6 months
• Pile: 10 mm
• Dye: vegetable-dyed (madder, indigo, walnut hull)
• Origin: India

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