{"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","url":"https:\/\/theorientalrugmerchant.co.uk\/products\/ikat-design-handmade-carpet","provider":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}