{"product_id":"colourful-loribaft-rug","title":"Colourful Loribaft rug","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith it's playful, vibrant multicolours and modern tribal inspired design this colourful Loribaft rug will add zing to anywhere you lay it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis charming handmade Afghan rug boasts a wide spectrum of colours including red, orange, ochre, green, navy and cream. The red tones are cosy with shades of plum red as well as rust-red. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern of this Loribaft rug is particularly appealing featuring blocks and broad stripes of colour contrasting as well as merging, not forgetting the small, sweet tribal goat, plant and humanoid motifs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMore about this Colourful Loribaft rug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis exquisite Afghan rug was handmade in Afghanistan. It was made with age-old carpet making techniques. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a luxurious hand-knotted wool pile. The knots are created by the weaver attaching individual strands of wool onto pairs of warp threads. Each strand of wool forms a tuft of pile, which is a knot. The weaver ties the knots in lines across the width of the loom and then inserts weft threads between the warps which are firmly compacted against the line of knots. Line-by-line and using many different colours the pattern of the rug forms. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is a Loribaft rug?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name given to this type of handmade modern Afghan rug is Loribaft. The name derives from a fine quality of Persian Gabbeh rug known as Loribaft. The \"Lori\" relates to the name of a Persian tribe, whilst the \"baft\" part of the name means woven in Persian. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo summarise, this rug draws design influence from the playful, often quirky style of Gabbeh rugs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy we love this handmade Afghan rug\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis colourful Loribaft rug is an appealing choice for its premium quality, exuberant colours and charming design. It has a medium length pile height at approximately 8mm, which you will find to be luxurious and velvety underfoot. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a versatile size too. At around 5x3, this rug can be used in numerous rooms in your home. You can admire it everyday in your living room, or sink your toes into it as a bedside rug in a bedroom. Rest assured in the knowledge that where ever you decide to lay it, the woollen pile will be sumptuous but serviceable.\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: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e145×98cm \/ 4’9″x3’3″\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThickness: 8mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePile: Wool, hand-knotted\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","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081591656779,"sku":"TORM-1088-COLOURFUL LORIBAFT RUG-145 X 98CM","price":540.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Loribaft-1.45x0.98m_MAIN.jpg?v=1786283238","url":"https:\/\/theorientalrugmerchant.co.uk\/products\/colourful-loribaft-rug","provider":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}