Blue reading as an animal-print field across the surface of this rug. The composition was drawn for the loom rather than copied from any older swatch, with a particular interest in how the geometry breathes against the surrounding pile. Tufted wool gives a designer the relief and saturation that flatweave cannot, and the working time that hand-knot does not, which is why the technique has become a workshop staple across northern India.

Two tufters and a finisher worked the piece over 4 weeks. Wool yarn pushed through a stretched cotton canvas with a tufting gun, the back sealed with natural latex and a cotton scrim, the surface shorn by hand at the close. The pile carries enough density to feel substantial underfoot and enough relief to read clearly across a furnished room.

The composition

The single blue field carries the animal-print field through subtle pile relief rather than colour change, the way a Jacquard weave handles a tone-on-tone pattern. The way the pile reads against and with the light is the visual signature a hand-tufted rug carries through its working life.

The piece in a room

Settle the piece under a primary sofa with all front legs resting on the field, or below a coffee table where the pile relief reads as part of the composition. The colour pairs naturally with walnut, oak, brass, and oiled leather. Lighter walls keep the geometry forward; darker walls let it sit into the architecture. Strongly patterned upholstery is the one combination to avoid, since the rug carries the graphic line in the room. Side light across the surface catches the pile relief better than overhead lighting.

Care

Use a low-suction vacuum or canister cleaner with the brush bar disengaged. Spills lift with a dry cotton cloth followed by a barely damp cloth, never a wet sponge. A small amount of shedding in the early weeks is normal and is the loose fibre from the tufting process working its way out of the pile. Have the rug professionally cleaned every couple of years rather than washing it at home, where the latex bonding behind the pile can hold water and break down faster than it should.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim
• Dimensions: size as listed
• Pile: 12 mm
• Hands: 2 tufters and 1 finisher, ~7 weeks
• Origin: India

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