Rugsville Transitional Green Wool & Silk Carpet 4' x 6'

New Zealand wool is the only commercial fibre that takes vegetable dye to the depths a transitional composition needs without losing the slight irregularity of grain. The wool here was sourced for that reason and prepared in the traditional way. Each batch of yarn was hand-spun, washed, and dyed before any knot was tied, which is a measurable share of the total making time.

Two weavers shared the loom for four to five months. Around 415,000 hand-tied knots in wool, every one tied by feel and beaten down before the next row begins. The pile is wool, chosen for its capacity to take dye in depth and to wear into a softer surface rather than a flatter one. The dyes were prepared in the traditional way and matured before the wool was lowered into the bath.

The composition

A green ground holds the rug. The transitional drawing sits inside it without forcing contrast, so the geometry registers as part of the field rather than printed on top. The colour will warm slightly with use, the way wool always does, and the pattern will read more clearly as the surface settles. Sunlight falling across the rug brings out the secondary tones, and evening lamp light pushes the warmer values forward.

What you are buying

Comparable hand-knotted wool carpets in this density and palette move through Western dealers and auction houses at three to five times this price when they appear at all. The rug is being offered at the workshop figure rather than the gallery margin. A hand-knotted wool carpet in green appreciates with use rather than depreciating; few floor objects share that property at any price. The price difference is direct sourcing, not a quality difference; the loom and the wool and the dye are the same.

The piece in a room

At 4' x 6' (122 × 183 cm) the rug sits in a primary bedroom under a queen bed with twelve to eighteen inches showing on either side, in a medium living room under the front legs of a sofa, or in a study laid full under desk and chair. The green register pairs with walnut, oak, and warm metals. The transitional drawing reads cleanly from any of those orientations because the composition was scaled to live at this format rather than scaled down from a larger original.

Conservation

Daily life is light on a hand-knotted wool carpet. Suction vacuum weekly, rotate every six months, blot spills immediately with cool water and a cotton cloth. Schedule a conservator hand-wash every five years. Under that care the rug lasts a century and gains depth as it does so. Avoid rubber-backed pads and chemical spot treatments; both attack the wool and the natural dyes.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 4' x 6' (122 × 183 cm)
• Construction: Persian asymmetric knot
• Knot density: ~180 KPSI
• Total knot count: ~623,000
• Hands: two weavers, four to five months
• Pile: hand-spun wool
• Origin: India

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