Large handmade red fine Kazak carpet

This is an intricately made large handmade red fine Kazak carpet from Afghanistan. It measures 365x271cm or approximately 12x9. 

This Afghan carpet is a lovely rich colour. It has a cosy red field with contrasting beige border. It also contains a myriad of other shades including blue, navy blue, orange, ochre and green. 

The design is fantastic with an intricately woven all over theme of geometric motifs. The combination of contrasting colours and crisp design is simply glorious!

Where can I use this large handmade red fine Kazak carpet?

This 12x9 Afghan carpet is suitable for use in all sorts of rooms. The obvious options are sitting rooms and dining rooms, but it could be laid in bedrooms, entrance halls or libraries. 

This Kazak carpet is handmade with durable natural fibres. It is brand new, so you can use it anywhere in your home! The combination of rich colours and strong patterns offers a forgiving option for everyday use as it will naturally disguise signs of use. 

This is an easy carpet to care for: simply vacuum it on a weekly basis, but try to keep the vacuum cleaner away from the fringes. To keep it looking great, consider using a good quality underlay to keep it in place and prevent uneven wear. 

What is it made from?

This fine Kazak carpet is durable because of what it is made from and how it was made. It was made with only natural fibres: wool and cotton. It does not contain any synthetic fibres or glues. 

The pile of this Afghan carpet is made from wool. Local Afghan Ghazni wool is perfect for carpet making. It is tough (like the people) and rich in lanolin. The woollen yarn is hand-spun. The hand-spun wool has a much tighter twist than mill spun yarns, the result of this is a sturdier fibre. 

The base of the carpet is made from cotton. This is the warps and the wefts. Cotton makes for an excellent warp thread because of its strength. It is abundant in Afghanistan. The warp material is important because this is the first material to be secured onto the loom. The cotton warps are stretched tightly from the top beam of the loom to the bottom beam. On the completed carpets you can see the warp threads poking out as fringes!

How was it handmade?

This fine Afghan Kazak carpet was made by a traditional method called hand-knotting. 

The pile of the carpet is created by the weaver securing tufts of woollen yarn onto pairs of warp threads. Each tuft is a knot. Hence the term hand-knotting.

The knots are made in rows spanning the width of the loom. After the row of knots is completed, weft threads are woven between the warps and beaten against the row of knots. This is repeated over and over. 

A carpet of this size will have been woven by three weavers working side-by-side. The design and colours are predetermined and the weavers will follow a paper plan of the design. 

Designs design rooted in history

The design of this fine red Afghan Kazak carpet is traditional and is influenced by patterns woven in antique Caucasian rugs. 

The name comes from the Kazak Rugs of the Caucasus and these rugs are known for their powerful, angular patterns and strong bright colours. 

Key details:

• Country of origin: Afghanistan
• Dimensions: 365x271cm / 12’x8’11”
• Thickness: 6mm
• Pile: Wool
• Warp: Cotton
• Age: New