The hand-tufted rug is a contemporary medium. The drawing is laid onto stretched canvas, tufted by hand with a wool-loaded gun, then sculpted with long shears at the end. The result reads as a single field rather than as a printed pattern, and the wool tier of the construction means the colour deepens with use rather than wearing back.

The work was carried out in India over around five weeks. Two tufters pushed wool through stretched cotton canvas, the back was sealed with natural latex and a cotton scrim, and a finisher took long shears across the surface to bring the drawing into relief. Done well, the technique keeps the pattern crisp for years and the saturated colour reads cleanly across the field even as the room around it changes its lighting through the day.

The composition

A green field carries the rug. The drawing sits a few millimetres above the ground, sculpted in by the finisher's shears, so the pattern reads cleanly from a standing viewer and resolves at chair-side. Yarn-dyed wool gives the colour depth that surface dyeing cannot match, and the relief catches light differently as the day moves through the room.

The piece in a room

5' × 8' (152 × 244 cm) is the working scale for a primary bedroom or a medium living area. The green ground reads against warm chalk, plaster pink, or a deeper navy accent wall, and the geometry holds at viewing distance from a sofa or dining chair. Pairs with walnut, oak, linen upholstery, leather. Direct sunlight on the rug deepens the colour relationships; the piece is built to be lived on, not protected.

Care

Vacuum weekly, suction only. Blot, do not rub, when something spills. Light shedding for the first month is normal and does not affect the pile density. A professional dry clean every three years restores the colour and lifts compaction in heavy-traffic spots.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim
• Dimensions: 152 × 244 cm (5' × 8')
• Pile: 12 mm
• Hands: two tufters and a finisher, around five weeks
• Origin: India

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