{"title":"Floral Design Rugs - Afghan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrowse our collection of Afghan Floral Design Rugs. These beautiful, intricately designed rugs can transform any room, adding a touch of elegance while creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhether you're looking to refresh your living room, bedroom, or hallway, our carefully curated range has something for every space. Each rug is a testament to the timeless artistry of Oriental craftsmanship, reflecting centuries of tradition and skill woven into every thread.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"red-afghan-ziegler-rug","title":"Red Afghan Ziegler Rug","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis rug has the most captivating colourways sympathetic to stylish earthy toned schemes. The traditional floral field background is rich amber red filled with four beautiful palmettes with proliferating stems, further flowers and leaves. The pure wool pile has a natural luminosity. Golden tones of ivory and cream can be discovered in the border as well as the field. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the Typical Design Features of Ziegler Rugs?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rug features many of the attractive aspects and features of Ziegler Rugs. These Afghan handwoven rugs are artistically inspired by famous Persian designs from antique carpets woven in the 1880's in what was Sultanabad in Persia. Traditional Persian design carpets were woven with the use of softer colours that were sought after to resonate with Western interiors by Ziegler and Company. Typical design features of Ziegler carpets are large palmettes, curling stems, floral blossoms, as well as earthy golden tones. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do I Care for my Afghan Ziegler Rug?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCare and maintenance of handwoven rugs such as this piece is very straightforward as they have a durable construction with tight handknotting. This construction makes for a very practical choice for durabilty, as well as an excellent decorative feature. The pile consists of  100% pure wool dyed with natural vegetable dyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 124 x 82cm \/ 4'1\" x 2'8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081454752075,"sku":"TORM-1291-RED AFGHAN ZIEGLER RUG-124 X 82CM","price":355.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ziegler-red-1.24x0.82m_MAIN.jpg?v=1786282306"},{"product_id":"handknotted-aryana-sultanabad-design-carpet","title":"Handknotted Aryana Sultanabad Design Carpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handknotted new Afghan woven carpet has all the attributes of a classic Sultanabad Carpet. It has traditional methods of construction as well as a traditional design heritage. Sultanabad carpets are sophisticated floral carpets that are highly sought after antiques. These historical carpets were popular during the late Nineteenth Century in Persia and their floral design vocabulary format and colours are still inspiring and sympathetic to modern schemes.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Design Language of Sultanabad Carpets\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis carpet has a generous scale and an all-over floral field and border which are  characteristic features of these famous carpets. The palmettes are bold and bring life and fluidity to the woven composition. There is a complex network of tendrils, rosettes, little blossoms, leaves and floral sprays within the field. The main ground field colour of this carpet is a rusty, amber-terracotta which exudes warm earthy tones. The main field is balanced by the main border with a background of ivory cream and is encapsulated by a series of minor borders. The main border is filled with delightfully linked tendrils, vines and magnificent flower heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Colour Palette of this Carpet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe softened and earthy toned colours of terracotta and cream have a particularly beautiful colour relationship that balances with the seconday accent colours of deep blue, rich green, soft grey and light orange. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow is this Large Carpet Made?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handknotted carpet is diligently crafted from high quality wool. The pile and main field represent a combination of craftmanship in aesthetic as well as textural interest. The wool pile is durable yet luxurious. The handspun wool is dyed with natural vegetable dyes which accounts for the great multitude of harmonious colours that create a pleasing versatile palette. The wool is Ghazni wool which is a region in Afghanistan famous for it's wool production. The sheep graze in the rich pastures of the region and the wool develops a high lanolin content which gifts it a beautiful sheen as well as dirt-resistant qualities. The handspun wool yarn is knotted onto an upright roller loom and multiple skilled weavers worh together to create this carpet. Each knot of the pile is tied tightly by hand onto two cotton warp threads which run through the length of the carpet. The weavers also thread and weave weft threads across the width of the carpet inbetween each row of knots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 358 x 271cm \/ 11'9\" x 8'11\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081454850379,"sku":"TORM-1290-HANDKNOTTED ARYANA SULTANABAD DESIGN CARPET-358 X 271CM","price":3639.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Aryana-Turkman-3.58x2.71m_MAIN.jpg?v=1786282307"},{"product_id":"indo-ziegler-rug-with-floral-design","title":"Indo Ziegler Rug with Floral Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Ziegler rug is handwoven in Indian with handspun wool. It has a stunning array of warming colours and contrasting tonalites which are impressive. This handknotted rug has a dramatic field colour with deep midnight hues interspersed with golden toned interconnecting floral palmettes and blossoms. The traditional all over floral design takes direct inspiration from classic Persian designs and particularly the colourways of Ziegler Carpets. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is a Ziegler Design Rug?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe famous design heritage of Nineteenth Century Ziegler carpets with their floral designs and attractive colours do inspire many woven creations today. Classic floral designs are endlessly popular in schemes. Persian design carpets were woven in Arak (Sultanabad) at the end of the 19th Century with captivating colourways for export for the Western Market. These hues and all over floral designs are still popular today because of their elegance and timeless attraction for diverse decors. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to Look for in this Rug? \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design heritage of Ziegler rugs is still explored in the handwoven Indian piece; the autumnal warm colours of gold, amber, beige and olive makes an artful blend of tones, the classic palmette and blossom main field and border, as well as the durable pure wool pile for comfort underfoot. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 167 x 105cm \/ 5'6\" x 3'5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 10mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081455341899,"sku":"TORM-1285-INDO ZIEGLER RUG WITH FLORAL DESIGN-167 X 105CM","price":439.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ziegler-black-1.67x1.05m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282359"},{"product_id":"ziegler-runner-in-cream-with-rust-red-border","title":"Ziegler Runner in Cream with Rust Red Border","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handknotted Afghan Ziegler runner has a pleasing cream palmette-filled field with a  warm rust red border background. It is ideal for a corridor or narrow space needing some uplifting floral designs, as well as being hardwearing underfoot. This piece is unique and woven by hand. It will add some classicism of design, as well as elements of a traditional format that has been admired from centuries ago to the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the Traditional Design Features of this Ziegler Runner? \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe all-over floral format of this runner is inspired from the classic traditional designs of Ziegler Carpets. These famous carpets were woven in the late Nineteenth century by Ziegler and Co  (a Swiss \/Anglo company) that set up artisan weaving manufacture of carpets with sought after Persian floral designs. They were woven with colours that were more desirable for the Western Market. These types of carpet are now antiques but their design heritage continues into the 21st Century as they have both timeless and classic patterns. Famous design features of Ziegler carpets that can be found in Afghan handknotted pieces today are the all-over floral field, decorative borders, palmettes, blossoms as well as linked leaves with furling vine and tendrils. The border contains beautifully linked palmettes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInteresting facts about this Runner\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pure wool pile is created by a series of knots made by hand which are tied onto cotton warps. Looking closely you can appreciate the detail of design and secondary colours of golden tones in the minor borders, as well as dusky pink terracottas and subtle attractive blues that detail and outline the floral features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 239 x 83cm \/ 7'10\" x 2'9\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 10mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081456423243,"sku":"TORM-1313-ZIEGLER RUNNER IN CREAM WITH RUST RED BORDER-239 X 83CM","price":595.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ziegler-2.39x0.83m-MAIN-1.jpg?v=1786282396"},{"product_id":"afghan-ziegler-runner-in-soft-grey-and-cream","title":"Afghan Ziegler Runner in soft grey and cream","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handknotted runner is a timeless traditional design with elegant floral motifs. It's soft light grey-blue field is an ideal neutral to assimilate in schemes. The cream background of the border frames the composition of a classic format. It has a pure wool pile and ideal to add lustre to a floor space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAn Artistic Blend of Colourways\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditional Ziegler carpets have always been an elegant choice of carpet. The design origins of this runner come from greatly valued anitque textiles. These handknotted Afghan interpretations are a wonderful way of adding muted colours, classical motifs as well a heritage of design into your home. There are hints of secondary colours in this exquisite piece with dusty pinks and gold creams, as well as small amounts red and blue outlining the flowing floral motifs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacteristic Elements of Ziegler Rugs and Runners\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis runner has all the delightful characteristics of classic design heritage of famous Persian designs; the all-over floral design, soft muted colours, floating leaves and flowers as well as distinctive palmettes in the field and border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 204 x 83cm \/ 6'8\" x 2'9\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081456750923,"sku":"TORM-1310-AFGHAN ZIEGLER RUNNER IN SOFT GREY AND CREAM-204 X 83CM","price":595.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ziegler-2.04x0.83m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282408"},{"product_id":"fine-ferahan-design-handmade-carpet","title":"Fine Ferahan Design Handmade Carpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fine handwoven carpet has an intense dark midnight blue ground field with an all-over floral design with a warming rust amber border and rich ivory cream detailing. A floral network of flowerheads, blossoms and flowering plants flourish throughout this remarkable piece of weaving. It is inspired by Nineteenth Century Persian Carpets from the region of Feraghan in West Central Persia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the Features to look for in this Carpet?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is appealing about this piece is it's fineness of weave allowing detailed patterning of a curvilinear nature. There are approximately 180 (KPSI) (Knots per Square Inch) in this beautiful carpet. To handknot each piece of handspun wool yarn requires great skill and artisanal techniques. The floral composition is highly complex with a network of interconnecting vines and tendrils which have captured blossoms and palmettes throughout. The colour combinations are an alluring feature of this carpet as it shows contrasting rich tonalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAn Artistic Blend of Colours in a Traditional Design. \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe backdrop of the main field of deep midnight blue is impressive and dramatic and it truly offsets the floral detailing. The secondary colours that can be discovered are sky blues, soft greens, ivory creams and golds, as well as the amber-rust base colour of the attractive border. The wool is dyed with natural vegetable dyes, another artisanal skill that contributes to the creation of this carpet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow is this Carpet Woven?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fine carpet is woven in Pakistan on an upright loom. The individual knots are handknotted onto cotton warps. Inbetween each row of knots the weavers thread through weft threads across the width of the carpet. The end of these weft threads are eventually bound and make up the secure sides of the carpet (the selvedges), just as the cotton warp threads at each end of the carpet become the neat fringes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Pakistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 264  x 184cm \/ 8'8\" x 6'0\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool, Handknotted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081460617547,"sku":"TORM-1304-FINE FERAHAN DESIGN HANDMADE CARPET-264 X 184CM","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ferahan_2.64x1.84m_Main.jpg?v=1786282368"},{"product_id":"turkish-silk-hereke-mat-81x54cm","title":"Turkish Silk Hereke Mat 81x54cm","description":"An exquisitely fine silk-on-silk Turkish rug with impressive knotting of circa 418 kpsi.\u003cstrong\u003eBuy online with fast free UK delivery or purchase in-store!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003eFine Turkish Silk Hereke Mat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e81×54cm \/ 2’8″x1’9″ \u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4mm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003eHereke, Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003eHand-knotted. Circa. 418 kpsi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003eSilk pile, silk warp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColours and Design:\u003c\/strong\u003eThis fine Turkish silk Hereke mat has afloral design on cream\/beige ground with colours of green, yellow, fawn, brown and light blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\/Age: \u003c\/strong\u003eIt is approximately 40 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe town of Hereke is located 60km east of Istanbul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHereke has a reputation for producing the finest silk rugs in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is one of the most important weaving centres of Turkey. In the Nineteenth Century the Sultan ordered the first looms in Hereke for the making of exceptional carpets for the palaces and other dignitaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHereke Rugs are made by weavers of serious skill, each knot is predetermined by artists. Often there is a small inscription on one corner. Typically, these skill rugs have around a million knots per square metre(interestingly this one has over 300,000 knots!).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theorientalrugshop.co.uk\/take-a-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Oriental Rug Merchant\u003c\/a\u003e, 11 High Street, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.visittunbridgewells.com\/shopping\/high-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTunbridge Wells\u003c\/a\u003e, Kent, TN1 1UL, UK\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081480573259,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Hereke-silk-81x54cm-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282576"},{"product_id":"afghan-suzani-design-rug-1-50x1-01m","title":"Handmade Afghan Suzani design rug","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handmade Afghan Suzani design rug is a beautiful composition of colour and design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt exhibits elegant radiating florals in rust, ochre orange, blue and green set on a creamy background. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDiscover more about this handmade Afghan Suzani design rug...\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design of this handmade Afghan rug is influenced by the patterns found in Suzani textiles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Suzani is an embroidered textile emanating from central Asia. The name comes from \"Suzan\" which means \"needle\" or \"needlework\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese intricate floral embroideries were often embroidered in silk or cotton onto a plain fabric backing like cotton, linen or silk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditionally these Suzanis were woven by the bride, and her female relatives before her wedding and presented to her new husband's family as part of a dowry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese embroideries were rich in symbolism with pomegranate motifs representing fertility and abundance; and flowers \/ flowering vines representing renewal, growth and a prosperous household. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is this Afghan rug made from? And how was it made?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst the embroidered Suzanis were made as bedspreads, wall hangings, and room dividers, this Afghan Suzani rug was made for use as a floor rug. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is therefore made with robust natural fibres so you can use it everyday in your home; wool for the pile and cotton for the foundation warps. The woollen pile is hardy and soft underfoot. The cotton underlying structure creates great stability. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rug was made by traditional methods where the pile is formed by hand-knotting. It would have been made by one weaver. The weaver ties a knot of coloured woollen yarn onto a couple of warp threads and this knot forms the pile of the rug. When combined, each knot contributes to the colours and design of the entire rug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere can I use this Suzani rug?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can use this handmade Afghan Suzani design rug pretty much anywhere in your home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 5x3 size is super useful and can be used in a bedroom beside a bed, as a hearth rug, in an entrance hall or in a home office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's easy to look after. You do not need to worry about the light background colour as the wool pile tends to wear clean in use. All that is required is a weekly vacuum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt will be a lovely addition to any home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; color: black;\"\u003eKey details: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCountry of origin:\u003c\/b\u003e Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/b\u003e150x101cm \/ 4’11”x3’4”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThickness: \u003c\/b\u003e9mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePile:\u003c\/b\u003e Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWarp: \u003c\/b\u003eCotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge: \u003c\/strong\u003eNew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081480704331,"sku":"TORM-1269-HANDMADE AFGHAN SUZANI DESIGN RUG-150 X 101CM","price":454.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Suzani-1.50x1.01m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282581"},{"product_id":"handmade-rust-red-ziegler-carpet","title":"Handmade Rust Red Ziegler Carpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Handwoven Afghan Ziegler carpet has an all over floral motif pattern with a beautifully rich rusty-red field with cream border with subtle accents of grey-blue and gold. It has an all over floral pattern with linked palmettes. This carpet is an ideal softscaping choice to decorate your interior. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the Characteristics of Ziegler Carpets? \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfghan Floral design Ziegler carpets are very easy to recognise with their Persian inspired designs. Original Ziegler carpets were created in the late Ninetheenth century and are now sought after antiques! The characteristics of Ziegler carpets are finding floral sprays, palmettes (which are sectioned flowers), flowing leaves and tendrils, curling foliage, rosettes and distinctive floral borders. The soft easy-to-work with decorative palettes are distinctive. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat are the Characteristic Colour Palettes of Afghan Ziegler Rugs?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning carpet there are to be found many of the colours synonymous with this type of carpet. Creams, ivory and golds as well as warm deep terracotta and rust tones, as well as rich reds. This carpet has particulary warm hues and exploring our Ziegler collection one can find other creations with cooler blues combined with creams. This distinctive colour combinations and range of palette makes Ziegler carpets recognisable and popular. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 296 x 204cm \/ 9'9\" x 6'8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081480868171,"sku":"TORM-1267-HANDMADE RUST RED ZIEGLER CARPET-296 X 204CM","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ziegler-red-2.96x2.04m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282586"},{"product_id":"afghan-khotan-design-carpet","title":"Afghan Khotan Design Carpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis soft coloured Afghan Khotan design carpet is an modern interpretation of a distinctive Khotan carpet design, with their historical traditional motifs, that have been woven in East Turkestan since the seventh century. They are an artistic expression of a mix of cultural decorative motifs and design influences, as Khotan was an important oasis town linking trade routes, particularly the silk road. This carpet has sophisticated modern colours combined with a decorative influential exchange of historical motifs from China, Persia and India.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKhotan and Carpet Design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe very remote Oasis town of Khotan, as well as it's neighbouring towns of Kashgar and also Yarkland (East Turkestan; now the Xinjiang Region in China) have always been synonymous with carpet weaving and export. They hold inspirational designs and pattern languages which are often reinterpreted in modern handmade carpets. This handwoven carpet contains  a recognisable traditional Khotan three gul medallion or moon motifs. field. The field is spacious with various semi-geometric motifs, as well as chinese-inspired geometric sprandrels and floral motifs. The borders are harmonious with combinations of stylized flowers and geometric borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAn Elegant and Restful Colour Palette\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handknotted carpet has pure wool pile that is knotted onto sturdy cotton warp threads. The wool is handspun and dyed with natural vegetable dyes. It is woven on an upright loom by skillled Turkman weavers. Despite the overall pastel-look there are vivid colour combinations to be discovered which really highight this historical design. The field colour is a softened light grey, and there are elements of cream, light green, coral pinks and powder blues. Yellow golds also warm the design and the numerous borders. This piece holds a historical classic design but with modern light tonalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 293 x 243cm \/ 9'7\" x 8'0\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness : 7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool, Handknotted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081481228619,"sku":"TORM-1368-AFGHAN KHOTAN DESIGN CARPET-293 X 243CM","price":1599.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Khotan-2.93x2.43-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282599"},{"product_id":"ziegler-carpet-handmade-in-afghanistan","title":"Ziegler Carpet Handmade in Afghanistan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is truly a carpet with finesse of weave and also design heritage. It is handknotted with pure wool pile and each individual knot is hand tied onto a cotton foundation. There is an artistic blend of colourways with a main field of soft beige cream, an all over floral composition, as well as an elegent palmette field and traditional border with a rust red background. These natural earthy hues will blend and resonate with diverse schemes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Characterises an Afghan Ziegler Carpet?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZiegler carpets were originally created in the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth century in Arak (Sultanabad) in Persia. The characteristic all over floral designs were very popular but there was a demand for pieces to have more colourways more desirable for Western sensibilities. So Ziegler \u0026amp; Co set up their artisan weaving workshops and exported to the West. The design vocabulary of floral Persian motifs remain popular today and with these muted tones. Characteristics of these well made Afghan pieces are interpretations and inspired by the traditional floral fields, border ornament, multiple palmettes, floral motifs and delicate connecting vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDesign Elements and Features of this Carpet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe field colour is a stunning beige ivory which is such a glorious warm neutral to use within decor. The field is filled with the characteristic large palmettes (sectioned flowers) all connected delicately by vines and tendrils. The border is highly decorative with echoing large palmettes on a rust red background. This is a fine carpet and you may also enjoy the level of detail in the minor borders. Look out for some exquisite secondary colourings of pink-terracottas and light blues that outline the floral features. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 247 x 183cm \/ 8'1\" x 6'0\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081482637643,"sku":"TORM-1263-ZIEGLER CARPET HANDMADE IN AFGHANISTAN-247 X 183CM","price":1580.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ziegler-2.47x1.83m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282615"},{"product_id":"handmade-bakhtiar-carpet","title":"Handmade Bakhtiar carpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eCosy-up your home with this traditionally designed handmade Bakhtiar carpet. Featuring an age-old Persian village rug design, this Afghan carpet showcases an all over floral panelled theme of Cypress trees and floral emblems. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colours used create an ambience of warmth with lightness. It displays a rich rusty-red field \/ main colour along with secondary colours of cream and green. It contains numerous other detail colours including orange, rust and tiny touches of navy blue. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDiscover some more about this Handmade Bakhtiar carpet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Bakhtiari design carpet was handmade in Afghanistan. In recent years, the ingenious Afghani rug producers have been recreating historic rug designs from across the world. Utilising their rug producing heritage and technical knowhow to make these designs more appealing for modern tastes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Bakhtiar carpet draws inspiration from a distinctive type of Persian carpet woven by the Bakhtiar tribe of Persia. The Bakhtiar were a historically powerful, once nomadic tribe which has mostly settled into villages west of Isfahan in central Persia. In the towns such as Chaleshotor and Shahr Kurd elaborate garden design rugs were produced. This handmade Afghan carpet is influenced by these garden design rugs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this handmade carpet is made from\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkin to the tradition of Persian village Bakhiar rugs, this Afghan carpet is made with a wool pile and cotton foundations. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pile is made from high quality Afghan wool, which was naturally dyed and hand-spun. This is noticeable from the gentle and attractive variations of colour. The hand-spun nature of the wool allows for a sturdier fibre, because spinning the wool by hand creates a tight twist to the yarn. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cotton foundations are the warp threads. These have an important role in the carpet. Indeed, the warps are the first yarns that are attached to the loom before the weaving can start and they are what the knots are secured onto. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn this rug, you might notice and admire the neatness of the fringe. These are secured in a tidy lattice formation. On a handmade rug like this, the fringes are not sewn on afterwards, but are in fact an integral part of the rug as they are also the rug's warps. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow this Afghan carpet was made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Afghan Bakhtiar carpet was handmade by age-old carpet weaving techniques. These methods are little changed over generations. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe woollen pile of this Afghan carpet was made by hand-knotting tufts of coloured wool onto pairs of warp threads. Each knot makes a single tuft of pile. The weavers (there would have been two  weavers making this rug) tie the knots in rows across the width of the loom. Each row of knots is followed by a series of threads called wefts which are woven betwixt the warps and are beaten closely to the row of knots. A rug like this has many rows of knots, the expert placement of the coloured knots combine to make the pattern of the rug. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUsing this Bakhtiari carpet in your home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriental rugs are well known for their durability. This Afghan carpet was handcrafted using traditional techniques that have proven over time to be long-lasting. The natural fibres used in it's creation: wool and cotton are renowned for their hard wearing properties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handmade carpet is therefore suitable for use in many places in your home. It's size and visual interest makes it a good candidate for use in a living room between sofas. However, it is also robust enough to position in an entrance hall (size permitting of course). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey details: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 238×175cm \/ 7’10″x5’9″\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool, hand-knotted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081482932555,"sku":"TORM-1261-HANDMADE BAKHTIAR CARPET-238 X 175CM","price":1675.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Aryana-Bakhtiari-2.38x1.75m-Main.jpg?v=1786282624"},{"product_id":"afghan-ziegler-rug-in-cream-and-red","title":"Afghan Ziegler Rug in Cream and Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sense of scale even a smaller piece can be discovered in this rug. It has an impactful colour of a rust red border combined with an atmospheric and balanced traditional all over floral composition. It has a captivating ivory cream field with elegantly spaced floral palmettes and small blossoms. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Elements of this Rug's Visual Vocabulary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis versatile sized rug has all the wonderful attributes of original Antique Ziegler rugs and carpets with it's Persian floral composition. This modern handwoven piece is artistically inspired by Ziegler carpets that have always assimilated sucessfully into stylish homes since the late Nineteenth Century. Classic designs are timeless and have the artistic strength and heritage to evolve and take on different colourways and formats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow is this Rug made? \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is handwoven with pure wool yarn that has been skillfully handspun as well as hand-dyed with natural vegetable dyes. The pure wool yarn is carefully knotted onto a cotton foundation. The cotton foundation consists of warp strings running longitudinally through the rug. Inbetween each row of knots that have been tied; a weft thread is drawn across the width of the rug. Once the rug is taken off the loom, the warp threads are secured and knotted and the weft threads are bound to form the selvedges (sides).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 147 x 91cm \/ 4'10\" x 3'0\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 10mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081486209355,"sku":"TORM-1319-AFGHAN ZIEGLER RUG IN CREAM AND RED","price":469.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ziegler-1.47x0.91m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282631"},{"product_id":"fine-handknotted-red-and-gold-rug","title":"Fine Handknotted Red and Gold Rug","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis rug would be an excellent sophisticated choice for a hallway or side of bed. It has a fineness of weave and is tightly knotted, which allows great durability but also beauty of detailing. This rug has a luscious field colour of rich red with gold and detailed dominant palmettes that blossom and flourish. Delicate tendrils with florettes also embellish these characteristic floral features. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the Sought After Design Features of Ziegler Rugs?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntique Ziegler rugs were one of the most popular interior design choices in the late Nineteenth century and still are today. However antique Zieglers can be valued at many thousands of pounds. These carpets were specially woven with Persian floral designs and colourways sought after by the Western market and stylish homes They were woven in what was Sultanabad by Ziegler and Co. The design features of all-over floral patterns and attractive palmettes make them so appealing, as do these Afghan creations with full pile. This unique handknotted rug has all the benefits of no condition issues that antique rugs may have, as well also not such a high price point into the thousands. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow does this Rug Emulate Ziegler Carpets?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handwoven piece takes it's floral visual vocabulary from Ziegler carpets; the large palmettes, the floral border and the warm tones of cream, gold, rust red with detailed outlining of the flowering motifs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 142 x 100cm \/ 4'8\" x 3'3\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081486897483,"sku":"TORM-1252-FINE HANDKNOTTED RED AND GOLD RUG-142 X 100CM","price":499.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ziegler-red-1.42x1.00m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282656"},{"product_id":"afghan-ziegler-runner-strip-in-rust-and-cream","title":"Afghan Ziegler Runner Strip in Rust and Cream","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handmade Ziegler design runner is absolutely ideal to place in a hallway or corridor. The wool is handspun with natural vegetable dyes. The pure wool pile is very durable and easy to maintain. This woven creation is unique and it's design and bewitching colours draws upon the inspiring floral traditions of famous Persian motifs. Muted warm ambers and rust tones are balanced with beige creams with wisps of grey outlining flowers in the main field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the Design Elements of Traditional Ziegler Carpets?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis runner rug is an expression and an interpretation of the elements of famous Ziegler Carpets. Now these types of carperts are antiques in their own right but their legacy of floral pattern and colour heritage are very appealing and still found in weavings of today and used in traditional and modern homes. The softened tones emulate the Ziegler Carpets that were woven at the end of the 19th Century in Persia for European tastes and decor needs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDecorative Character with Durability.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll the aesthetic sensibilities of Ziegler carpets are found in this runner; the nuanced spaciously placed motifs, the characteristic muted artful blend of colours, floral all over design in main field and border, as well as the delicately drawn stems and tendrils. All with a durable pure wool pile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions 199 x 77cm \/ 6'6\" x 2'6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness : 6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081487061323,"sku":"TORM-1250-AFGHAN ZIEGLER RUNNER STRIP IN RUST AND CREAM-199 X 77CM","price":375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ziegler-1.99x0.77m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282662"},{"product_id":"handmade-blue-aryana-small-rug","title":"Handmade Blue Aryana Small Rug","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handmade blue Aryana Small Rug is a delightful piece handwoven in Afghanistan. It measures 127x83cm or roughly 4'2x2'9. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis small size Afghan blue rug displays an elegant floral theme. The main field colour is blue and it has a complimentary navy colour border. Rusty reds and oranges contribute to give the rug some warmth and some cream elements offer light. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDiscover more about this handmade blue Aryana Small Rug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Aryana\" refers to a style of Afghan rug known for its exceptional quality, handmade construction, and hand-knotting.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term encompasses a broad range of designs, many of which revive patterns inspired by historic carpet traditions. Common themes include geometric tribal motifs, north-west Persian designs, and floral or Ziegler-style patterns. In some cases, contemporary abstract rugs may also be described as Aryana rugs.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA defining characteristic of Aryana rugs is their rich, beautiful colouring, achieved through the use of natural dyes and hand-spun wool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis rug is handmade, but how?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis blue Aryana Small Rug was handmade by age-old methods. The pile is made of sheep's wool and it is created by the technique of hand-knotting. This 4x2'8 Afghan rug would have been made by a one weaver. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pile is created by the weaver a tying tuft of coloured woollen yarn onto two cotton warp threads. Each tuft of pile is a knot and all of the knots in the rug form the pattern. You can think of the knots like pixels on a digital image!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe weaver ties the knots in rows across the width of the loom. There's thousands of knots in a rug like this! In between the knot rows, threads called wefts are woven between the warps. So you can see: working row after row the rug gradually takes shape until it becomes the beautiful finished rug we see before us now!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere can I lay this beautiful rug?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis blue Afghan rug is made only from hard wearing natural fibres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriental rugs are known for their long lasting nature. It's easy to look after and this rug could probably last for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 4x2'8 size is such a useful size that you can use it pretty much anywhere in your home. It's hardy enough to use at the bottom of a staircase, or as a small hearth rug, and it's luxurious too - you could use it as a bedside rug. Furthermore its versatility means that it doesn't have to be restricted to use in one location.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTop tip...\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs this is a small rug, we recommend use of an anti-skid rug underlay beneath it. A good quality rug underlay will keep it firmly in position and also prevent any accidents. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKey details: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCountry of origin:\u003c\/b\u003e Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/b\u003e127x83cm \/ 4’2”x2’9”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThickness: \u003c\/b\u003e10mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePile:\u003c\/b\u003e Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWarp: \u003c\/b\u003eCotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAge:\u003c\/b\u003e New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081487192395,"sku":"TORM-1249-HANDMADE BLUE ARYANA SMALL RUG-127 X 83CM","price":399.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Aryana-blue-1.27x0.83m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282668"},{"product_id":"afghan-ziegler-circular-rug-with-soft-colours","title":"Afghan Ziegler Circular Rug with soft colours","description":"\u003cp\u003eCircular Handmade rugs are often difficult to find and this Afghan Ziegler Rug is a beautiful example of a handwoven circle rug in soft pastel colours. Because it is handknotted and handwoven it takes a very skillful weaver to create this shape of rug! The wool is handspun and dyed with natural vegetable dyes in the most delicate of colours. It has a superb field colours of soft grey and cream beige border. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is a Ziegler Rug?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis circular rug is an alluring example of a Afghan interpretation of a type of floral carpet popular at the end of the nineteenth century woven in Persia under Ziegler \u0026amp; Company and exported to the Western market. Ziegler carpets were renowned for having highly decorative floral designs in both the main field as well as the border. They were created with softer tones to suit tastes of the time with famous floral traditional formats. These floral designs are very recognisable and can be discovered in this handknotted circular rug with it very nuanced palmettes and flowers. Pastel-like tones can be enjoyed to suit diverse decors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Maintain this Afghan Ziegler Rug.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven though this circular rug is created with exquisite soft colours it is still woven with a pure wool pile. Pure wool has a natural durablity owing to the natural oils of lanolin and has a very durable nature. With any spillages spot clean with a mild detergent and day-to-day dirt can easily be vacuumed away on a weekly basis.  If this piece is to be positioned on a hard floor we recommend using an underlay. It will also contribute to maintaining your rug in good condition and prevent uneven wear.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 138 x 138cm \/ 4'6\" x 4'6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081488437579,"sku":"TORM-1244-AFGHAN ZIEGLER CIRCULAR RUG WITH SOFT COLOURS-138 X 138CM","price":399.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/ziegler-circle-1.38x1.38m_MAIN.jpg?v=1786282631"},{"product_id":"handmade-ziegler-rug-in-light-grey-and-cream","title":"Handmade Ziegler Rug in light grey and cream","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handknotted rug takes it's recognisable all-over floral design from the legacy of Ziegler rugs. Famous and floral Persian designs have always been a popular and timeless choice for interiors. Antique Ziegler carpets were woven in what was formerly Sultanabad in Persia during the late Nineteenth century. These handwoven carpet were woven with stylish soft colours suitable for the decorative needs of the western market during these times. To this day handmade Ziegler Style carpets and rugs still hold beauty of tone and luminosity of pile. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the Characteristic Features of this Rug?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover the famous floral vocabulary and colour palette which makes this rug have all the features of a Ziegler Rug. The muted soft natural colours, elegant format and the floral emphasis, in both field and border, are beautifully executed. Typical features of Ziegler carpets are the flow of floral blossom and leaves. In the main field there are scalloped palmettes as well as rosette sprays and unfurling blossoms. The colour palette of the soft grey field, ivory cream border background and secondary hues of red, olive-ochres and pink terracottas are often explored in this stunning rugs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow is this Rug made?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtisanal craftmanship is the key to handmade rugs. All the careful and skilled processes contribute the the creation of this rug. The hand spinning and the dyeing of the wool, the weaving process where the yarn is tied onto the cotton warp foundation with individual knots that, over time, make up the the pattern and pile. There is also finishing and washing after the piece is taken off the loom. Notice the cotton fringes (which are the warp threads) are latticed exquisitely which adds to the whole of this rug's aesthetic appeal!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 148 x 99cm \/ 4'10\" x 3'3\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081488535883,"sku":"TORM-1243-HANDMADE ZIEGLER RUG IN LIGHT GREY AND CREAM-148 X 99CM","price":485.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ziegler-1.48x0.99m_MAIN.jpg?v=1786282633"},{"product_id":"afghan-ziegler-handknotted-rug-with-light-topaz-blue-and-cream","title":"Afghan Ziegler Handknotted  Rug with light topaz blue and cream","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover pleasing to the eye colours within this classic Ziegler design rug. It holds elegance and prestige with it's traditional Persian floral design, as well as a mesmersing light topaz blue main field and cream background floral border. Hints of secondary colours may also be enjoyed with terracottas, golden ochres, reds, blue-greys and little accents of dark blue. Understated soft and attractive hues of this piece are very characteristic attributes of a well known type of carpet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy is it called a Ziegler Rug? \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rug, it's design heritage and namesake reigns from a company that was established in the 1880's in Arak (formerly Sultanabad) in Persia. Artisans wove carpets with famous Persian floral designs but with colour palettes more suited and desirable to the Western market. Ziegler and Co ( a British-Swiss Company) exported and supplied many of the major stylish retailers in Europe and in doing tasteful homes further benefited from the decorative power of these carpets. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Legacy of the Ziegler Carpet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe legacy and design origins of antique Ziegler carpets continue to be a very imporant source of design inspiration in modern day carpet weaving and production. Soft impressionistic artful blends of colour in the weave and floating leaves and floral decorative features can be observed here in an exquisite handknotted rug art form. Beauty of the soft palette is created by the use of natural vegetable dyes and handspun wool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 213 x 156cm \/ 7'0\" x 5'2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081488863563,"sku":"TORM-1242-AFGHAN ZIEGLER HANDKNOTTED  RUG WITH LIGHT TOPAZ BLUE AND CREAM-213 X 156CM","price":1165.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ziegler-2.13x1.56m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282681"},{"product_id":"fine-afghan-feraghan-design-runner","title":"Fine Afghan Feraghan Design Runner","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an exquisitely elegant handwoven runner with a superb soft colour palette as well as a classic curvilinear design of gentle blossoms, palmettes and arabesques. The main field colour is a gentle cream beige made with handspun 100% pure wool pile. There are pleasing secondary hues of  a light blue background of the border, as well as dusky soft pinks. It is a classic Persian Feraghan design interpreted into a runner format as a finely woven Afghan creation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat does 'Feraghan' mean? \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe word Feraghan refers to a weaving region in West Central Persia that wove fine quailty carpets that are much admired. This handmade Afghan runner takes it's design heritage from the Persian Rug design repertoire of Feraghan Rugs. In the nineteenth Century Feraghan Rugs were finely woven with elegant classic curvilinear designs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat are the Classic and Traditional features of this Runner? \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA classic format of a main field and floral, the repeated arabesque and furling tendrils connecting palmettes and blossoms, the delicate understated muted colours, as well as handknotting from traditional techniques that has remained unchanged for centuries, are classic features of this runner. The use of natural vegetable dyes also gives a softened, measured palette that can be incorporated into diverse interiors. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 293 x 81cm \/ 9'7\" x 2'8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081489224011,"sku":"TORM-1237-FINE AFGHAN FERAGHAN DESIGN RUNNER-293 X 81CM","price":879.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Feraghan-fine-2.93x0.81m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282698"},{"product_id":"afghan-suzani-design-handmade-carpet","title":"Afghan Suzani design handmade carpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Afghan Suzani design handmade carpet is a useful squarish proportion. It measures 250x197cm or 8'3x6'6. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colours of this Afghan handmade carpet are simply breath-taking. It features a green centre field panel with contrasting, extra wide border in terracotta. It also shows colours of cream, ochre, blue and navy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTell me more about this Afghan Suzani design handmade carpet...\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handmade Afghan carpet takes the form of a Suzani design. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, what is a Suzani? A Suzani is a type of textile woven in central Asia. These are very fine embroideries, often silk or cotton embroidered onto a plain fabric which can also be silk or cotton. Historically these were prestigious items, very often woven before a wedding. The design of these Suzanis tended to be floral. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is this Afghan carpet made from?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Suzani design carpet is handcrafted from wool and cotton. Not only are these fibres natural, they're hard wearing too. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handmade Afghan carpet has a woollen pile. Wool is an excellent material for use as pile because it is hard wearing, naturally resistant to staining and offers warmth and comfort underfoot. Afghan wool is particularly renowned for its quality and durable properties which is ideal for rug making. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCotton was used for the warp threads of this carpet. The warp threads are the foundation fibres of the carpet. These are the first thing on the loom, and they are stretched tightly from the top beam of the loom to the bottom beam. As a foundation material, cotton is ideal. It is tough and keeps its shape in all sorts of conditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHandmade? But how?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Afghan Suzani design carpet was handmade by ancient weaving techniques. These age-old weaving methods have hardly changed over thousands of years. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs we eluded to earlier, this carpet has a woollen pile. The pile on this carpet was made by the weaver tying tufts of woollen yarn onto pairs of warp strings. Each tuft is a knot which makes the pile. Not only that, but when combined with all the other knots, it makes the colours and design of the carpet. Rather like pixels on a digital image. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handmade carpet of this size would have been woven by two weavers. The weavers tie the knots in rows, and follows this by weaving weft threads between the warps. The wefts are then compacted against the previous row of knots. This process is repeated over and over and as each row of knots is completed the carpet begins to take shape. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere can I use it at home?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepending on where in your home this 2.5x2m size fits, this Afghan Suzani carpet is suitable for numerous rooms. You could consider using it in a living room, dining room, entrance hall, home office or bedroom. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's made from just durable natural fibres, so it does not need any special care - simply vacuuming on a weekly basis. An anti-slip rug underlay would be an option worth considering as this will keep it perfectly flat to the floor and prevent slippage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; color: black;\"\u003eKey details: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCountry of origin:\u003c\/b\u003e Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/b\u003e250x197cm \/ 8’3”x6’6”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThickness: \u003c\/b\u003e6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePile:\u003c\/b\u003e Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWarp: \u003c\/b\u003eCotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081494368587,"sku":"TORM-1231-AFGHAN SUZANI DESIGN HANDMADE CARPET-250 X 197CM","price":1849.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Suzani-2.50x1.97m_MAIN.jpg?v=1786282688"},{"product_id":"large-soft-coloured-handknotted-afghan-ziegler-carpet","title":"Large Soft Coloured Handknotted Afghan Ziegler Carpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis piece is a truly impressive handknotted carpet with 100% pure wool pile and soft colours inspired by famous Ziegler Carpets. This elegant carpet boasts subtle and nuanced hues in it's field and border; ranging from light greys, beige-fawns to creamy blue-greens. These hardwearing modern Afghan Ziegler Rugs are artistically inspired from types of carpet woven under western supervision by the company  Ziegler \u0026amp; Co. of Manchester (a British company of Swiss origins) in the Arak region of Persia in the1880s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAn Exquisite Carpet with Design Heritage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe heritage of Ziegler design carpets and colours were always specifically tailored in the past for fashionable and beautiful interiors; there was great attraction for them with designs featuring expansive palmettes and florals. The soft colours were greatly admired and sought after as they are today in the Afghan modern interpretations!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAfghan Ziegler Designs in Today's Schemes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfghan Ziegler design vocabulary and colourations today boast an ability of gracing a home by breathing subtle decorative beauty to enhance many diverse spaces. They are mood enhancing and bring instant tranquillity into your room but with a great beauty of colour and hardwearing wool pile. With this magnificent piece it is possible to change the aesthetic temperature of a room to your decorative needs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow is this Piece Created?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis carpet is expertly handwoven with artful blends of colour and design recreate a painterly-like finesse. This unique carpet represents a wonderful combination of beauty in a hard-wearing floor art feature and a  highly crafted use the natural vegetable dyes. The  pile is made with handspun wool knotted onto a cotton foundation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Place this Large Ziegler Design Carpet.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis large carpet would be ideal in an living room, drawing room or large bedroom! Even though this piece has elegant soft colours it is still very durable and easy to spot clean. Pure wool wears clean and for general maintenance a weekly vacuum would all that would be required.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry or Origin \u003c\/strong\u003e: Afghanistan \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e415 x 303cm \/ 13'7\" x 9'11\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness \u003c\/strong\u003e: 7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePile : \u003c\/strong\u003eWool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarp:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081494597963,"sku":"TORM-1230-LARGE SOFT COLOURED HANDKNOTTED AFGHAN ZIEGLER CARPET-415 X 303CM","price":3850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ziegler-4.15x3.03m_MAIN.jpg?v=1786282691"},{"product_id":"light-blue-ziegler-carpet","title":"Light Blue Ziegler Carpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eNothing can be more decoratively appealing than a classic floral design such as this Afghan Ziegler carpet. It's attractive main hue of light blue elegantly dominates the main field which is filled with palmettes, leaves and other floral motifs. Punctuations of peachy terracottas and reds can also be discovered. The main border background colour is cream with golden toned minor borders; all with echoing floral patterns. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the Design Origins of the Carpet? \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally Ziegler Carpets were floral Persian design carpets woven in Arak (formerly named Sultanabad) in West Iran. They were woven for export in the late nineteenth century by a company named Ziegler \u0026amp; Co and their design vocabulary continues to be a great source of inspiration in carpet weaving today. This company supervised production of carpets specifically for western tastes in stylish colours. Antique Ziegler carpets have mellowed colours and these modern Afghan carpets translate these wonderful historical carpets design into modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow is this Afghan Ziegler Carpet made?  \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust as it's predesssors this carpet is made by hand by skilled artisans. Each knot is made from handspun wool yarn which ties together two warp threads. With great diligence and skill these wool knots form the pile and pattern design. The weaver employs different coloured yarn across the carpet. 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Each knot is tied by hand and makes up the pure wool pile. The main field has a delightful background of colour of light blue and the composition is filled with voluptuous sectioned flowers, leaves and tendrils. Even with these soft colours and pastel-like tones this rug is extremely durable. It would be ideal as a hearth rug or positioned in a bedroom. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eClassic Rug Designs in your Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditional rug designs as this soft coloured Ziegler Rug has a heritage of pattern vocabulary that comes from Persian designs. In the nineteenth centuty traditional Persian designs were greatly sought after. Ziegler \u0026amp; Co set up production of handwoven pieces specifically for export for the western market and tastes of the time. These carpets are now antiques with mellowed tones. These Afghan Ziegler rugs and carpets are handknotted with handspun wool and continue to be placed in traditional as well as modern interiors. 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The foundation threads are known as the warps. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe warp threads run longitudinally along the length of the rug. These are the strings that are tightly strung onto the loom before the weaving can begin. Did you know that on the completed rug the warp threads poke out as the rug's fringes? Cotton is an excellent warp fibre because of its strength and it keeps its shape well in most conditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis Afghan rug is handmade, but how?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriental rugs are still made today by age-old techniques. These methods are largely unchanged over thousands of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 7x5 rug like this would have been made by two weavers working side-by-side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Afghan Suzani rug was handcrafted by a method of hand-knotting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-knotted rugs are made by the weaver securing tufts of yarn onto pairs of warp threads. Each tuft forms the pile (as well as the design) and this is known as a knot. Hence the term \"hand-knotted\". These knots are tied in rows across the width of the rug and once the row is completed, weft threads are woven between the warps parallel to the knot row. The wefts are then firmly beaten against the knots and then the next row is ready to be knotted. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rug like this will contain hundreds of thousands of knots, so you can really appreciate the weavers skill and dedication. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is a Suzani?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rug takes the design inspiration of a Suzani, but it is not a Suzani.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuzanis emanate from central Asia. A Suzani is a type of tribal embroidered weaving made of cotton or silk needled onto a fabric base (of either cotton or silk). In yesteryear these were made as part of the dowry to be presented to the groom. 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It boasts an all-over floral composition with a field with linked floral medallions and rosettes. The overall field colour is a sea-blue turquoise hue with decorative motifs in golden ochres and hints of olive green. It is inspired by famous antique Turkish Oushak Carpets with their characteristic floral patterns and spacious traditional designs that were woven since the beginnings of the Ottoman Empire to the Nineteenth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Inspiring Reinterpretation of a Classic design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis carpet features so many decorative features of the inspiring Oushak (Ushak) Carpets orginally woven for centuries in the town of Ushak in Western Turkey. This piece is woven on wool which also interprets the simliar feel and flexibility of antique Oushak carpets. Other features are weave that is slightly looser and lower know counts also resemble their  woven predecessors. The golden tones of this piece give a glorious antique look but with a luxurious pile!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow is this Afghan Oushak Carpet made?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis carpet is made from 100% Pure Wool. The knotted pile consists of handspun wool which is woven onto wool warps. Each knot ties two wool warps threads together and with skill and composition becomes the pile. Wefts threads are directed horizontally through the carpet in the creation process inbetween the rows of knots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I maintain this handknotted carpet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarpets with pure wool pile are very straight forward to maintain. A simple weekly vacuum is all that is required as wool is very robust and wears clean. If there are any spillages; spot clean with some gentle detergent and blot, not scrub. 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It has a flourishing floral filled field with characteristic flowerheads. It's design is inspired by a type of Persian carpet woven in Sultanabad in Persia (now named Arak) towards the end of the Nineteenth century. The all-over floral tones have great visual impact combined with the use of modern cheerful colours to add a unique aesthetic to homes today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the Design Characteristics of Sultananbad Carpets?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Sultanabad carpets are now antique but their floral designs are recognisable and are still used and enjoyed today in these modern weavings. 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This Carpet has a pure wool pile and has all the spiritual heritage of carpet design looking back to the courtly carpets of Shah Abbas reign during the Safavid Period in Persian history. This time it is reincarnated into a piece with a modern soft grey field with a variety of cheerful but elegant colours in it's decorative detailing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Classic Format with a Contemporary Vibe\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePomengranate and palmettes flourish colourfully in this handwoven carpet. What is special about this piece is the elements of motif and formats of traditional Persian design but with more spaciousness, visual breathing-space and contemporary colours. 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These antique style rugs with modern colours are a popular choice today as they are timeless attractive woven creations. This carpet has a distinctive recognisable elegant field with geometricised leaves, tendrils and flourshing floral sprays with a traditional border. This piece has a superb assortment of combinations of colours and is both handknotted and hardwearing with a pure wool pile. It is suitable to be placed in diverse locations throughout a home. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the Characteristic Features of Garous Style Carpets?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGarous carpets hail historically from the area of Bidjar and Garous region in the Kurdish part of  Western Persia. A distinctive design and attractive carpets have been created for centuries in this region. These Afghan creations are handmade and draw from the magnificent design repertoire from historical Persian carpets designs. These are timeless patterns which are sought after today for stylish homes and interior designers. Dense networks of stylized flowerheads and vines are a recognisable feature of Garous designs as well as the use of exuberant colours and traditional cloudband borders. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat are the Colourways of this Carpet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis carpet has a breathtakingly beautiful field colour of a soft lush green which is refreshing and yet elegant. The main border with it's traditional patterning has a background of a light sky blue and secondary colours and detailing with reds, creams, golden yellows, light amber-oranges, as well as dark navy outlining. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAn interesting Feature about this Carpet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis carpet has stunning workmanship and handknotting of the woven pile, as well as excellent spinning and dyeing of the wool. There is another element of detailed craftmanship in the finishing elements of the carpet with the cotton foundation's warp threads which make up the fringes. These warp threads are knotted and bound after the carpet is taken off the loom. They are bound creatively and colourfully which hue choices that resonate with the rest of the piece. Definitely another artistic feature of this carpet to be admired. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 310 x 245cm \/ 10'2 x 8'1\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool, Handknotted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge : New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081579860299,"sku":"TORM-1135-SOFT HANDMADE GREEN GAROUS CARPET-310 X 245CM","price":2850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Garous-green-3.10x2.45m_MAIN.jpg?v=1786283051"},{"product_id":"ikat-design-handmade-carpet","title":"Ikat Design Handmade Carpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis modern handmade carpet has refreshing colours and a harmonious all-over elegant pattern that is inspired by ikat textile designs, hailing from ancient Asia, south America as well as the Middle East. Famous textile patterns are often a great source of inspiration in modern carpet design and here is an example of an innovative and attractive carpet concept with easy-to-work with colourways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat are the Design Origins of this Handmade Carpet?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIkat textiles are created by a specialist ancient craft of preparing and dyeing warp threads of textiles (particulary silk). These textiles still to the day used for curtrains, clothes and robes. The word 'ikat' is derived from an Indonesian word meaning 'to bind'. The vertical warp threads are dyed artistanally and tied before dyeing to block some areas of dye(resist dyeing). When woven with silk it creates a very distinctive design with minute feathering and blurring from shifts in the weaving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis unique carpet's design is inspired by an Ikat concepts with areas of dark and light interplay. As it is borderless it has a textile vibe with it's all-over pattern and symmetry. This piece is handknotted in Afghanistan with pure wool pile and woven onto cotton warps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCheerful and Refreshing Colour Combinations.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExploring the refreshing colourways of this handmade carpet you can discover definitions of dark blues and creams with attractive secondary colours of light coral-terracottas, golden yellows, light blue, soft light grey as well as a glorious fresh sap green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 238 x 172cm \/ 7'10\" x 5'8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081580056907,"sku":"TORM-1133-IKAT DESIGN HANDMADE CARPET-238 X 172CM","price":1435.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Ikat-design-2.38x1.72m_MAIN.jpg?v=1786283056"},{"product_id":"handmade-grey-and-pastel-oushak-carpet","title":"Handmade Grey and Pastel Oushak Carpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Afghan Handknotted Oushak design carpet is a modern day interpretation of some of the most decoratively famous Turkish designs. The name Oushak (or Ushak) derives from the town in Western Anatolia where carpets were woven and exported to Europe. This carpet recreates, and is inspired by the characteristic motifs and colours of these antique Oushak Carpets. A popular and sought after design choice in the Nineteenth Century as well is today with newly inspired woven pieces!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the Recognisable Design Features of Oushak Rugs?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePopular and sought after design features and characteristics of Oushak that inspire these modern day handwoven interpretations are soft colours and pastel tones like the patina of antique carpets, expressive floral palmettes, large organic flowing like leaves and flowers, spaced apart motifs, and woven handcrafted pure wool pile. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Unique Design Choice for your Home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pure wool pile is hand-knotted and made from handspun wool that is locally sourced in Afghanistan. The beauty of tone is created from the natural vegetable dyes. The robust pile is more hardwearing than an original antique Oushak Carpet and also with the benefit of workable sizes in the modern homes or open plan living.  These carpets are also ideally suited for elegant living rooms and bedrooms in stylish schemes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 277 x 194cm \/ 9'1\" x 5'9\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081580220747,"sku":"TORM-1132-HANDMADE GREY AND PASTEL OUSHAK CARPET-277 X 194CM","price":1150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Oushak-2.77x1.74m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786283106"},{"product_id":"pale-serapi-rug-2-02x1-48m","title":"Handmade Serapi Rug with Soft Colours","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite it's soft and bewitching pastel tones this handknotted rug is very hardwearing and can be placed within multiple interiors. It's pastel-like tones will blend into diverse schemes. The design is based on rare classic antique carpets that were known in the rug trade as 'Serapi' carpets; particularly fine, sought-after weavings from the Heriz region in North West Persia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are Serapi Designs Valued for?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese Afghan rugs rugs are woven with integrity and great skill as well as the design with it's artistic blend of soft colours. This rug has all of the attributes and design features of a classic antique Serapi Carpet; it has the rhythmic repetition of rosettes and leaves, the multi-lobed palmettes and the angular appendages branching our from multiple motifs. The natural vegetable dyed pure wool yarn has soft colours and all the patina of mellowed antique carpets, but with the benefit of a new condition and full pile. Deliberately enlarged motifs still harmonise; particulary with the traditional cloudband border. This rug has a pale gold field colour with details of cream, blue, coral pinks, gold and grey-mauve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat makes this Rug so Durable?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pure wool pile is handknotted with handspun wool. Each knot is tightly knotted into a cotton foundation (the warps) which is another stable raw material. Weft threads also make the construction of this rug which are woven across the width of the rug inbetween each row of knots. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 202 x 148cm \/ 6'8\" x 4'10\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081582252363,"sku":"TORM-1127-HANDMADE SERAPI RUG WITH SOFT COLOURS-202 X 148CM","price":895.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Serapi-2.02x1.48m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786283148"},{"product_id":"blue-handmade-sultani-rug","title":"Blue Handmade Sultani Rug","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis rug has a luxurious cerulean blue field with multi-coloured interconnecting motifs of flowerheads and palmettes inspired by Persian carpets of antiquity. It is a an excellent example of a modern Afghan weaving  as a contemporary interpretation of Persian carpets, It has a richness of hues as well as a design heritage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the Unique Colour Blends of this Rug?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rug is woven with a pure wool pile made from handspun wool with a stunning saturation of colour. A gorgeous cerulean sky blue is the basis of the ground field colour. The field is filled with multicolour curvaceous Persian floral motifs with warming beautiful modern colours. Discover leafy forest greens, rust tones, oranges, reds, amber as well as hints of cream that delineate the curvilinear design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat are the Distinctive Repertoire of Motifs in this Rug?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is an ancestry to carpet design and motifs of floral carpets that were always inspired by nature in their beautiful recognisable botanical features. The beauty of nature in carpet designs was also interpreted through Persian Garden design, to the patronage of the arts of the great Safavid period and  the flourishing of applied arts, leading to 19th Century floral carpets that continued to inspire Ziegler and Sultanabad pieces for export, and finally, today, Sultani rugs and carpets using a rich mixture of floral dense heritage of design with some fantastic colours! Recognisable floral motifs of Sultani Rugs are pomegranates, flowerheads, blossoms, arabesques, vine and tendrils and well as a traditional format of field and borders. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRugs in Interiors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe size of this piece would be an excellent hearth rug or in a small living room or snug. With it's sturdy construction, durable wool pile and rich colouration it can also be envisaged in a bedroom, dressing room or hallway. 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Highly sophisicated floral carpet design flourished in Persia during the 17th Century, particularly during the reign of Shah Abbas. There was an artistic growth of the arts and architecture, ceramics, metalwork, as well as carpet production. The beauty of the Persian garden was brought into interiors in the form of woven carpets. These designs have been passed down through the centuries and are still enjoyed today by interior stylists and interior designers. This rug has all the attibutes of a classic floral design with it's border and motif-filled main field. Amongst the palmettes and interconneting vines you can discover two vase and flower motifs which are typically found in a classic floral carpets. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtistic and Practical Colour Combinations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis rug has both artistic colourways as well as practical ones. The pile is handknotted from 100% wool that is handspun and dyed with natural vegetable dyes. The main field colour is an earthy-grey and would be ideal as a hearth rug, in a living room or even a hallway. The neutrality of the main field is injected by dual-toned floral motifs in a rich blue and also a warming orange-terracotta which highlights and outlines the detailing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinishing Features of this Rug\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe pure wool pile is knotted onto cotton warps which is the foundation of this handwoven piece. After the rug is cut from the loom there are several artisan finishing procedures in it's creation. The pile is cut shorter to show the detailing, the rug is washed, the weft threads on the sides are bound to form the selvedges, and the cotton warp threads form the fringes which, in this case, are artistically bound and tied with colourful woollen yarns that echo the main colours of the rug itself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCountry of Origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 200 x 152cm \/ 6'7\" x 5'0\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThickness: 7mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge: New\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081583464779,"sku":"TORM-1122-FINE AFGHAN SULTANI RUG-200CM X 152CM","price":1065.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Sultani-2.00x1.52m_MAIN.jpg?v=1786283107"},{"product_id":"fine-turquoise-handknotted-rug","title":"Fine Turquoise Handknotted Rug","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis glorious handknotted rug contains all the elements that would be appealing for interior concepts requiring colour and flair, as well as providing an authentic handmade piece of woven art. It's light turquoise-topaz main field of pure wool pile makes the contrasting warmer tonalities of the all-over floral design decorative patterns come alive with the interplay of complimentary warm and cool hues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is the Aesthetic Style of Sultani Rugs? \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfghan Sultani Rugs are handmade modern weavings handknotted by skilled artisan weavers. The wool yarn is handspun and dyed with mixtures of natural vegetable dyes. The wool is knotted onto a cotton foundation. The aesthetics of Afghan Sultani rugs derive from classic Persian carpet designs, of floral patterns and formats, that originate from the height of artistic flourishing of the applied arts (particularly in carpet design) from the reign of Shah Abbas (1588 - 1629) of the Persian Safavid dynasty. Floral elements are paramount in these Afghan pieces, but, as seen in this rug, this piece has timeless floral design combined with a contemporary feel; with the use of eye-catching colours. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat are the Typical Motifs that are Recognisable in this Rug?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe field is filled with a traditional format of interconnecting rosettes, flowerheads as well as a charming single distinctive pomegranate motif opposite a prominant palmette. The minor borders are decorated with a meandering rosette and leaf pattern framing the main border of stylized geometric botanical features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOne-of-a-Kind Colouration\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stunning field of light turquoise is an exciting ground hue and offsets the amber and oranges of the decorative elements in it's design. 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Floral bouquets and flourishing flowers feature in this type of rug with interpretations of more naturalistic flowers and bouquets of European influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e'What is a Gul Farang Design?'\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGul farang refers to 'Gul' meaning a 'flower' motif and 'farang' meaning foreign \/ of western influence. In weaving cultures decorative languages were always inspired across borders and cultures. Here decorative floral and rose patterning was heavily influenced and artfully inspired by 19th Century French designs hailing from Aubusson and Savonnerie Carpets. These designs were not copied as such, but reinterpreted by regional weavers. Karabagh rugs are also historically known for being characteristically versatile in design, and this piece is a beautiful example of this. This tradition and exchanging of decorative motifs has always occured in Persia and the Caucasus with the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eColour and Decorative Features of this Handmade Rug\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique rug has a floral-filled field and border. There is an abundance of rose and rose leaves with a naturalistic interpretation in rose-pinks, light greens, fushias, teals, as well as golden ochres. Karabagh rugs are also renowned for their dramatic colour contrasts, and this can certainly be explored in this unique piece as there is a rich tonality; particularly with deep blues of the border background and blue-black midnight richness of the main field offsetting the flourishing florals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the field you can also discover decorative improvisatory devices amongst the bouquets, as well as fine rendering of the inner field with a decoration of an angular geometic meandering motif in a deep chestnest brown combined with a bright golden-ochre free flowing curling vine. At once complex and intricate as well as  beautifully and artisically woven. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKarabagh Rugs and their Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe huge repertoire of Karabagh rug design can be broadly divided into four categories: those resembling neighbouring Kazak Rugs, designs descended from early workshop pieces, Persian influenced designs; and those woven to appeal to Russian and other foreign markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece obviously falls into the final category. This floral type Karabagh rug was developed for the occupying Russian and foreign markets with French curvilinear bouquet-style designs. 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This transitional rug shows a classic floral pattern with a red field \/ central colour yet with contrasting navy blue and grey fragmentations. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShowcasing a Traditional and Modern Sickle-Leaf carpet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a hand-knotted transitional carpet, hand-knotted in Afghanistan. The underlying pattern is traditional - and is in fact based on the design of the world's most expensive carpet: the \"Clarke Sickle-Leaf\". More on that in a bit...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe way in which this modern Afghan carpet was handcrafted was also created by traditional methods of hand-knotting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever the ingenious rug makers have given this ancient design a modern abstract twist by fragmenting the pattern with bold splashes of navy and grey.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese transitional rugs work well with many interiors, including modern settings, as well as farmhouse style, classic, and eclectic rooms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the \"Clarke Sickle-Leaf\" carpet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Clarke Sickle-Leaf carpet is perhaps one of the most famous Oriental rugs in existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Clarke Sickle-Leaf is an antique Persian Safavid Carpet dating from the Seventeenth Century that was probably made in Kirman, south-east Iran. It was part of the collection of a successful American Industrialist William A. Clarke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. consigned \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003ecarpets from the William A. Clark Collection for 5th June 2013 sale at Sotheby's, New York. The catalogue note states: \"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe visual impact of the Clark sickle-leaf carpet is so potent that it has impressed carpet scholars for decades, beginning with its first publication, where the author writes, “ The Clark-Corcoran carpet is definitely the finest of the group, and is surely one of the outstanding examples of Persian carpet weaving,” Arthur Upham Pope, \u003cem\u003eA Survey of Persian Art\u003c\/em\u003e, vol. VI, 1939, pp. 2385-2386.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eClark Sickle-Leaf Carpet achieved a world record price at auction of £21.8m ($33.8m). Amazingly this sum was triple the previous auction record for a carpet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow was this Transitional Sickle-Leaf carpet made and what is it made from?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Transitional Afghan Sickle-Leaf carpet was handmade and crafted by traditional techniques of hand-knotting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-knotted rugs are made by carpet weavers tying tufts of coloured wool around pairs of warp threads. Each knot forms a tuft which makes the pile. The knots are tied in rows, after each row of knots a number of weft threads are woven between and warps and then the next row of knots of ready to be tied. Following a design plan, slowly but surely the pattern forms. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn this modern Afghan carpet the weavers have used cotton as the foundation fibre. The foundations are the warps, upon which the knots are tied. The warps are the starting point and the first material on the loom. On the finished carpet, the warps emerge at each end in the form of fringes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a foundation fibre cotton is a superb material as it is strong and keeps its shape well. This Afghan carpet has a wool pile with art-silk highlights. The wool pile is hard-wearing and long lasting ensuring you can use this rug for many years. This rug is mostly woollen pile, but also contains a small amount of art-silk highlights which serves to accentuate the pattern. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere can I use this handmade red and blue Afghan carpet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis hand-knotted Afghan carpet is suitable for use in numerous locations around the home. The design is versatile in nature and can be used in all sorts of settings, whilst the size is appropriate for sitting rooms, bedrooms, as well as potentially dining rooms or kitchens. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCountry of origin:\u003c\/b\u003e Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/b\u003e275x194cm \/ 9’0”x6’4”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThickness: \u003c\/b\u003e8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePile:\u003c\/b\u003e Wool and art-silk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWarp: \u003c\/b\u003eCotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAge:\u003c\/b\u003e New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081585660235,"sku":"TORM-1116-HANDMADE MODERN SICKLE-LEAF CARPET-275 X 194CM","price":1865.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Sickleleaf-fragmented-2.75x1.94m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786283195"},{"product_id":"blue-toned-handmade-vintage-overdyed-carpet","title":"Blue toned Handmade Vintage Overdyed carpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handmade vintage carpet is naturally aged, but intentionally overdyed and reinvigorated with a beautiful variety of layered blues, grey natural tones, hints of teal and charcoal black outlining on border and central medallion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow is this Overdyed Carpet Created?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vintage carpet is handmade and handknotted. It has a traditional design with a geometric and floral border and an alluring floral roundel medallion. The pile was knotted with pure woollen yarn woven onto a foundation of cotton warps. Inbetween each row of knots cotton weft threads were woven across the width of the carpet. This made up the foundation of the carpet. After age and use, and now with the recent artisan texturing and cutting of the pile you can still see the base of the handknotting and spectral-like patterning from times gone by. The distressed look is also enhanced by the exposure of the cotton warps and wefts. The carpet's original colours have been neutralised\/decolourised and then redyed, (overdyed) with layers of blue and teals which produces an atmospheric tonal layered effect. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Modern Sustainable Re-invention \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandwoven carpets that are new, old, vintage, semi-antique or antique that are created from natural materials as wool, are all sustainable. Wool is a natural material that is renewable, recyclable and biodegradable. With proper care and maintenance handmade carpets can be used for generations. Such as this piece! This overdyed carpet is a perfect example of true artisanal upcycling with a mixture of traditional techniques. This vintage piece has updated colour combinations, but also with the historial patterning showing through. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to Look for in this Vintage Carpet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany overdyed carpets have saturated colours and this piece has a pleasing combination of sea blues and neutral greys depending on viewing points. It first appears deceptively simple, but on closer inspection there are so many tones to discover as varying pile heights take on dyes in different ways. It a very expressive piece where new intense colour is combined with aged carpet surface to unique effect. It has a feel of the traditional but also the abstract. Intense overall washes of colour unify the pieces and blurr many traditional formats. The border details can be seen as they are delineated with black outlining as well as the small lobed geometric medallions from the pattern of the past. 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This Afghan rug is handknotted and it's pattern language derives from Persian Antique carpet designs. Rare Serapi carpets were fine pieces woven in the Heriz region of North West Persian towards the end of the Nineteenth Century. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the Traditional Aspects of this Piece?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rug is handwoven with handspun wool. The yarns of wool are handknotted onto a loom with cotton warps. So it's construction is very traditional as handweaving has remained relatively unchanged for centuries. Serapi carpets were famous for their powerful designs and geometric frameworks. Stylized and geometric floral motifs are apparent.  Originally Serapi carpets were known for their strong outlining. Here find angular leaves and flowers within a geometric framework as appendages from elongated diamond medallions.  All these are traditional motifs, as well as the serrated articulated leaves of the meandering vine and rosette border. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat are the Modern Features of this Handwoven Rug?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistoric carpet designs are timeless and they are so expertly reinterpreted and recreated nowadays often with modern colourways that can be appreciated in this piece. The main field colour is a gentle soft grey which offsets the stronger colours of golden yellow and reds found in the network of stylized vines, leaves and florettes. Hints of light blue are seen throughout; and the delightful soft red colours define the minor borders encapsulating the semi geometric meander main border with a soft green background. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Place this Rug\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rug is appealing with it's geometric format, but also has a balance of inventive artistry within the complex field. This piece would blend into diverse decor schemes with it's pops of colour combined with nuanced warm tones. 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The detailing of intricate floral elements are to be enjoyed as equally as the finishing features of the exquisitely and colourfully bound cotton warp threads (the fringes).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContemporary, yet Classic Compostion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClassic Persian floral elements are to be discovered in Afghan Sultani rugs as they are modern woven creations with interpretative borrowed features from carpet designs of antiquity; particularly those of highly sophisicated all-over floral designs that still are appealing on a smaller scale too! This rug is an example of a classic design made more contemporary in two ways: the punctuating colours and topaz field colour, as well as rather than a traditional decorated border, it has been left empty and framed with simple geometric minor borders. These different concepts allow a kick of modernity which is clever and inventive and, therefore, updates and reinterprets classic carpet designs to suit today's aesthetics and interior schemes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Place this Handmade Rug?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith this handknotted piece's colourful flair and format it would work well in many diverse interior spaces; an inviting hallway or the side of a bed. 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This is a remarkably versatile rug owing to it's soft neutral beige-stone field hues with handknotted pure wool pile. The design has an artful heritage from ancient Persian Floral carpet designs with the additon of pops of constrasting coloured detailing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAn Intriguing Design and Format\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe format and composition of this rug contains the aesthetic language of a classic 'Shah Abbas' historical Persian court creation with an all-over floral field design of flowering palmettes and tendrils, as well as a blossom filled main field. The formal border has an array of stylized plant depictions echoing the multicoloured elements of the main field decoration. The central field has a elegant lattice vine network linking rosettes, flourishing leaves and miniature blossoms, as well as dominant palmettes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eArtful Colour Combinations of this Rug\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is intriguing and artful about this unique piece is the exuberant, jewel-like colours of the decorative floral elements. They are truly lively, yet add a certain contemporary cheerfulness to a traditional design. They are colours with vivaciousness; including turquoise-blues, golden yellows, reds, ambers as well as leafy greens. They have multiple colours as well as multiple hybrids of floral motifs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuality Materials of this Rug\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is handmade with high quality handspun wool with a certain luminosity.The  natural handspun wool allows strength, springiness and durability as well as sustainablilty. Each piece of coloured yarn (dyed with natural vegetable dyes) is tied onto cotton warp threads which make up this pile and timeless pattern. The cotton warp end sections are also another quality feature, as they are creatively knotted into a neat lattice pattern and bound colourfully to resonate with the colours of the main rug. 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It boasts stunning dramatic hues of indigo, aubergine and blues. This handmade carpet has a traditional centralised motif design but now with softened ghostly-penumbral atmosphere. The rich colouration will make a real interior statement. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOld and New Concepts in this Carpet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe joy of Oriental handmade Carpets is that they hold not only a longevity of timeless design but also longevity of structure. This large old carpet is finely knotted and had a past life with very differently colourways and wool pile. It still has a dramatic presence, a classic design with the classic medallion but with intense new colouration and the design features more softened and atmospheric. Carpets with strength of design and structure can take on being reinvented and reconditioned artistically with different colourways, as well as texture. This carpet has aspects of both the traditional and contemporary.  It is a classic design of an old carpet with a new input of colour for interior imagination. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInvigorating Rich Colours\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis striking overdyed vintage carpet has a variety of rich hues and colouration. Find deep blue and indigos that have elements of deep teal and petrol like hues. Areas of crafted shaven pile expose patterning as well as the cotton warps and wefts. The centralised motif is a magnificent aubergine-burgundy. The colours are sought- after, fascinating, and also explore an expressive spectrum. The motifs of border, main field and medallion are still recognisable and can be deciphered. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Mood and Atmopshere will this Carpet Create?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis overdyed piece will add gravitas of a authentic classic handmade carpet but with a contemporary intensive colour range. A modern space can achieve an antique vintage look but with a modern vibe. 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