{"product_id":"grey-handmade-kazak-strip","title":"Grey Handmade Kazak Strip","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis grey handmade Kazak strip or short runner boasts a chic colour scheme. It measures 183x62cm or approximately 6'x2'. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colours of this Afghan short runner are especially appealing. You will find a soft grey main field colour along with a cream main border. It also contains detail colours in blue, ochre, teal and duck-egg. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere can I use this grey handmade Kazak strip?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis short Afghan runner rug can be placed in numerous areas around your home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is sturdy enough to use in a hallway, corridor or landing location. You could place it at the bottom of a bed in a bedroom, use it in front of a sofa to protect your fitted carpet from wear, or perhaps even in a kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis adaptability of Oriental rugs is one of their many joys!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is handmade, does that mean it is delicate?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. Oriental rugs are particularly known for their durability. This short runner rug is made only from natural fibres. There are \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eno\u003c\/span\u003e man-made, synthetic fibres or glues in this rug. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is made with a hand-knotted wool pile and cotton foundations. \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfghan sheep's wool is renowned for its quality and durable nature which is ideal for rug making. \u003c\/span\u003eCotton is a sturdy natural fibre which is ideal for use as warps and wefts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Afghan runner like this will give you many, many years of service and enjoyment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn exquisite looking Kazak runner at a very reasonable price\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are a few different qualities of Afghan Kazak Rugs made. There is a high knot density type that is known as fine Kazak, or Super Kazak or Supreme Kazak. As well as fine knot counts, this type are made with hand-spun wool and often natural dyes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Kazak strip has a lesser knot density, thicker pile and the woollen yarn is made from a machine spun wool. With these factors in mind, we can see that this rug was quicker to make. This type of Kazak Rug is sometimes known as Yakash Kazak, or Commercial Kazak. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe difference is that the lesser knot count type are around half the price of the Fine Kazak rugs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHand-knotted wool pile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handmade Kazak strip is made by a method of hand-knotting. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hand-knotted rug is made by a weaver tying tufts of coloured woollen knots around pairs of warp threads (the foundation strings). This knotting is done is rows across the width of the runner. Weft threads are then woven between the warp strings and then beaten against the row of knots. This is then repeated until the rug \/ runner is completed\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKey details:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCountry of origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDimensions: 183x62cm \/ 6’x2’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThickness: 8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePile: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAge: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081494663499,"sku":"TORM-1229-GREY HANDMADE KAZAK STRIP-183 X 62CM","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Kazak-grey-1.83x0.62m_MAIN.jpg?v=1786282691","url":"https:\/\/theorientalrugmerchant.co.uk\/products\/grey-handmade-kazak-strip","provider":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}