Herat Oriental Handmade One-of-a-Kind Erased Wool and Silk Rug
Description
This rug is a unique piece of world art that will enhance your living space. Erased rugs are a modern design worked with traditional techniques and precision. This rug is made of 90-percent wool pile and 10-percent silk. The pile height is 0. 25 inches. The knot count per square inch for this rug is 200. Colors include beige and light blue. Country: India Pile Height: 0. 25 - 0. 5 inch Product Features: Handmade Material: Wool, Silk Style: Contemporary Pattern: Floral, Oriental Weave Type: Hand-Knotted Rug Type: Indoor Feature: Latex Free Rug Size: 4' x 6' Shape: Rectangle Exact Color: Light Blue Color: Blue, Beige Story Behind the Art: The process starts with master craftsmen in the Bhadohi province of India, where they create a traditional graph for a rug, which is a large blueprint of what will be woven and often quite intricate. The design is then physically erased, with the master weaver deliberately destroying parts of the pattern to create random holes and gaps before handing the pattern to the workshop to begin the weaving. The end result is a beautiful rug with a vintage feel, and no damage from harsh washes that fade dyes. Those vegetable dyes most commonly used are madder, the root of a spindly bush which grows abundantly in many carpet-producing area which is used to create a red color. Walnut peel is used for dark brown, pomegranate peel for light brown, and sparak which is a wild flower from the steppes, used for yellow. Due to the handmade nature of our rugs, the size may vary from as advertised by 3-4 inches. Regular vacuuming and annual professional cleaning will keep your rug looking new for years to come. Herat Oriental has been providing beautiful, authentic, handmade rugs for over 10 years. We have been given the opportunity to create jobs for over 2,000 local village weavers, which helps them to greatly support their families. The majority of the weavers are women, who live in the villages of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. As we grow, we are able to create more jobs for female weavers who otherwise would not have the opportunity to do so. The community also thrives from rug weaving as the local farmers benefit from wool sales, and the local artisans create natural and vegetable dyes for the weavers to use in their designs.
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