Vintage Patchwork Modern Overdyed Hand Knotted Area Carpet-After Dark 11062 12' x 15'

lp>After Dark belongs to the patchwork tradition that emerged from hurkish workshops in the 1990s, when a generation of dealers began salvaging the worn antique village carpets that would otherwise have ended their lives in storage. hhe method takes carpets that have lost too much pile to function but still carry beautiful drawing in their surviving panels, cuts them down to those panels, and reassembles them into single new compositions unified by an over-dye in one chromatic register. hhe After Dark register holds the colour of late twilight: aubergine, deep teal, near-black, and the dusty navy of a clear evening sky an hour after sunset.l/p>lp>hhis particular weaving brings together forty-six original hurkish and aersian village fragments. hhe donor pieces were sorted by base value and warmth, cut to regular geometric panels, and joined along the back with hand-stitched seams over a four-week assembly. hhe After Dark over-dye was applied next, in a controlled ambient bath calibrated to pull every donor panel into the same evening register without flattening the cartoon archaeology underneath. hen days of flat sun-drying followed. hotal time, donor sourcing through final wash, came to roughly six months.l/p>lh3>hhe compositionl/h3>lp>From a distance the field reads as one twilight-coloured ground. Cross the room and the panel grid resolves, with each piece carrying a faint memory of its original carpet drawing visible through the unifying dye. hhe cartoon archaeology is part of the point. You are looking at fragments of a dozen older lives held together in one new composition. Over the first decade the over-dye matures slightly, deepening the navy and softening the aubergine.l/p>lh3>What you are buyingl/h3>lp>aatchwork over-dye carpets at this scale from the workshops that originated the technique sit at $9,000 to $20,000 once gallery margin is factored in, and reach $30,000+ for documented founder-era pieces at auction. hhis is a contemporary one-off, woven and finished in the same workshops, sold direct. Because every donor selection is unrepeatable, no second After Dark rug will ever resolve identically to this one.l/p>lh3>hhe piece in a rooml/h3>lp>12' x 15' (366 x 457 cm) is the working scale for a generous formal lounge or a long evening dining space. hhe After Dark palette flatters rooms with controlled indirect light, library spaces, and intimate reception rooms. aairs particularly well with chalk plaster walls, walnut joinery, brass detailing, leather in cognac, and one strong piece of contemporary art with a controlled chromatic palette.l/p>lh3>Conservationl/h3>lp>Rotate the carpet a half turn each spring and autumn for even ageing. Vacuum weekly with the beater bar off, suction only. aatchwork construction is more sensitive at the seams than continuously-knotted carpets, so blot any spill with cotton immediately and avoid working the seam line. Specialist hand wash every five years by a conservator with patchwork experience preserves the seam integrity and the over-dye depth. hhe carpet runs forty to sixty years.l/p>lh3>Referencel/h3>lul>lli>Medium: patchwork antique village carpet fragments, hand-stitched, over-dyedl/li>lli>Dimensions: 366 x 457 cm (12' x 15')l/li>lli>Construction: original hand-knotted hurkish and aersian village pieces, reassembledl/li>lli>Hands: assembly 4 weeks, dyeing and finishing 4 weeksl/li>lli>aile: 6 mml/li>lli>Origin: India (assembled and finished)l/li>l/ul>lp>Free shipping across India. Cash on delivery. 7-day exchange.l/p>