Afghan Loribaft Gabbeh rug - Multicolour

Add a modern-tribal vibe to your room with this handmade Afghan Loribaft Gabbeh rug. With its vibrant multicolour theme this small handmade rug will create visual impact to wherever you position it. 

The colours & design of this Afghan Loribaft Gabbeh rug

This Loribaft rug measuring 120x81cm or 3'11x2'8 contains eye-catching colour combinations. These main colours range from amber to maroon, along with turquoise-blue, forest green and cream as well as numerous other detail shades. The way in which the weaver merges one colour into another in the border areas is really attractive and rather ingenious.  

The design of this multicolour Afghan rug is enchanting with a semi-pictorial theme of stylised trees, plants and wandering animal emblems. 

The pattern takes its style inspiration from a type of Persian Gabbeh rug known as "Loribaft". This name is an amalgamation of the name of an ancient Persian nomadic tribe called the "Lori" (Luri) and the Persian word for woven which is "baft". 

The materials that this handmade Loribaft rug is made from

This small multicolour Afghan rug is made from hard-wearing natural fibres. It has a luxurious woollen pile which is silky to the touch, but retains the durable nature of the Afghan wool. This woollen yarn in hand-spun which adds to the durability of the fibre. 

For the foundations of the rug, the weaver has used cotton. The key foundation threads are known as warps, and these are long cotton strings that were attached onto the loom at the beginning of the rug weaving process. The knots which make the pile are tied onto these warps and the weft threads horizontally intersect them.

The fringes are another feature that will certainly catch your eye. The fringes are the ends of the warp threads, and on this rug they have been embellished by being grouped and wrapped with colourful woollen yarn. What a lovely decorative feature - keep the hoover away them them though!

Find out how this Afghan rug was handmade

This colourful Afghan rug was meticulously handmade by hand-knotting the woollen pile. 

On a hand-knotted rug like this Loribaft-Gabbeh rug, every tuft of pile is made by the weaver tying a thread of coloured woollen yarn onto pairs of warp threads. The knot thus forms the tuft of pile. This rug contains in the region of 150,000 knots within it. Knots are tied in horizontal rows across the width of the loom, followed by a series of weft threads that intersect the warp threads. The weaver made the rug by knotting lines of knots and weaving threads of wefts.

Amazingly, all of the different coloured knots create the pattern of the rug. This is achieved by the close attention of the weaver by following a drawn pattern plan.

Using this multicolour modern-tribal style rug in your home

This Afghan small rug is a great choice for use in many areas of your home.

The sizing is ideal for use beside a bed in a bedroom, whilst it is hardy enough to use as a small hearth rug or in a hallway, landing or study. The playful nature of the design and vibrant colours also makes it a lovely option for use in a child's bedroom. 

Key details:

• Country of origin: Afghanistan
• Size: 120x81cm / 3'11"x2'8"
• Thickness: 7mm
• Pile: Wool, hand-knotted
• Warp: Cotton
• Age: New