The composition is built around the overdyed colour wash. Everything else in the rug works in service of it. The palette of blue sits inside that geometry without competing with it, the way a quiet ground holds a strong figure in a print.

The piece was hand-knotted in India over 3 months by 2 weavers. Wool pile, cotton foundation, hand-spun yarn dyed in small batches and lowered into vats one skein at a time. The finishing was done by hand with long shears so the relief between figure and ground reads clearly across the room.

The composition

The overdyed colour wash runs across a blue field. The single-tone composition lets the geometry do the work, and the wool's natural variation carries the eye. The colours are a starting point rather than a final state. The wool deepens, the contrasts soften, and the surface earns the patina that vegetable dye rewards over the years.

What you are buying

A hand-knotted wool piece at this price is unusual in the trade and represents the workshop's direct-to-buyer position. Equivalent rugs in Western retail run at twice or three times this figure. The piece holds its character through years of use rather than wearing out.

The piece in a room

At 4' x 6' (122 x 183 cm) the rug holds a reading chair and ottoman, or sits at the foot of a primary bed. The palette has the depth a wool dye carries that a printed alternative never reaches. It sits next to mid-tone wood and warm metal without effort. Calm upholstery lets the geometry breathe; busy upholstery suppresses it.

Conservation

An underlay matched to the rug's footprint stops slip on hard floors and adds years to the foundation. Rotate end for end at the change of the seasons. Vacuum weekly with the beater bar disengaged. Press spills out with a dry cotton cloth before introducing any water. Send the rug for a wool-trained hand-wash every five to seven years.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 122 x 183 cm (4' x 6')
• Construction: asymmetric knot, hand-tied
• Knot density: ~144 KPSI
• Total knot count: ~498,000
• Hands: 2 weavers, 3 months
• Pile: 9-10 mm wool
• Origin: India

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