Vintage Patchwork Modern Overdyed Hand Knotted Area Carpet- Deep Plum 11074 6' x 9'

Deep plum is the kind of colour that occupies a particular niche in the textile palette, dark enough to read as a saturated colour-field but warm enough to sit comfortably underneath wood furniture and brass. The colour rewards an immersion bath finished at controlled temperature on reclaimed wool. The Deep Plum patchwork in front of you was built to that protocol.

Source panels were originally hand-knotted by village weavers across the last several decades of production. After sourcing, the panels were cut, washed, sheared down, and hand-stitched into a new six-by-nine field over six to eight weeks of finishing work in India. The deep plum immersion bath unified the panels under one warm dark value while preserving the geometries underneath.

The composition

A deep plum field reads first, with the original village geometries surfacing in close burgundy and aubergine variations. Hand-stitched panel seams are visible only on close approach. The pile direction varies subtly between panels, which gives the surface a soft sheen under angled light. As the wool ages, the plum will deepen further and the under-drawing will become more legible.

What you are buying

European gallery prices for comparable deep-immersion patchwork sit at four to eight thousand euros routinely. This is a contemporary reclamation supplied substantially below dealer levels. The rug appreciates with use rather than depreciating, which is the durable property of any honest hand-finished floor.

The piece in a room

6' x 9' (183 x 274 cm) holds a primary seating area or a generous bedroom. Deep plum pairs with limewashed cream, with putty walls, with oak floors, with walnut furniture, with brass and leather upholstery. The rug expects to be the colour event in the composition rather than competing with strongly patterned furniture.

Conservation

Vacuum weekly without the beater bar. Rotate end-to-end at the change of seasons. Blot spills with absorbent cotton, never rub. A wool conservator should wash the rug every five to seven years. The piece expects a sixty-to-eighty-year life on this regimen.

Reference

• Medium: reclaimed hand-knotted wool, hand-stitched and immersion overdyed
• Dimensions: 183 x 274 cm (6' x 9')
• Construction: panel reassembly of original village weaving
• Hands: 6-8 weeks of cutting, stitching and finishing
• Pile: 5 mm after shearing
• Origin: India

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