Sea Green Kazak Rug

This great value handmade Afghan Kazak rug is an unusual colour. It displays a light sea green colour field with beige main border as well as detailing in red, ochre yellow, and grey. 

These pleasing colour combinations are perfectly complimented by an interesting geometric design. The pattern shows a theme of three medallions along with a field decorated with stylised floral rosettes. The patterned border arrangement contributes to add visual impact. 

Find out some more about this Sea Green Kazak rug

This Kazak rug was handmade in Afghanistan. It is a type of Kazak rug known as Yakash Kazak. One of the reasons that these Yakash Kazak rugs are more moderately priced than fine Kazak rugs (or super Kazak rugs) is because they have a lower knot count. 

Afghan Kazak rugs draw design inspiration from old and antique rugs woven in the Caucasus. The Caucasian Kazaks from which these Afghan rugs are named after are known for their strong, bright colours and powerful geometric designs.

What is this Afghan Kazak rug made from?

This Afghan rug was handmade using traditional carpet making materials. The natural fibres consist of wool and cotton. 

The colours and design of this rug is made from wool; this is the pile which was hand-knotted. 

The cotton part of this Sea Green rug is the foundation fibres. These are the warp threads. The warp threads are important because they were the first yarns secured onto the loom at the start of the weaving project. These threads stretch from the top of the loom to the bottom and are the yarns upon which the beautiful patterns are created. 

You can see the warp threads protruding from each end as they are also the fringes of the rug. This is why handmade rugs typically have fringes on each end. 

Learn a bit about how this Sea Green rug was made

Although this Afghan rug is a newly made creation, it was in fact made by time-honoured rug weaving methods. These carpet making ways have scarcely changed over hundreds of years. 

The colours and design of this handmade rug was created by the technique of hand-knotting. This is a time-consuming method whereby every single coloured tuft of pile is made from a hand-tied knot secured onto pairs of warp threads.  

This Yakash Kazak rug would have been hand-knotted by one weaver. The knots are tied in rows spanning the width of the loom. After each row of knots is completed, long threads known as wefts intersect the warp threads and are snugly positioned against the row of knots. These steps are repeated until the rug is completed. 

The weaver works to a plan and each different coloured knot works to form the pattern of the rug. 

This is a versatile sized rug

At approximately 5x3 in size, this rug is a useful size that will fit nicely into many rooms in your home. 

It is made from durable natural fibres so it will be hard wearing for use in your home, but also luxurious underfoot and a joy to look at every day. 

Key details: 

• Country of origin: Afghanistan
• Size: 148×98cm / 4’10″x3’3″ 
• Thickness: 8mm
• Pile: Wool, hand-knotted
• Warp: Cotton
• Age: New