{"product_id":"pictorial-hand-knotted-loribaft-carpet","title":"Pictorial hand-knotted Loribaft carpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat a discovery! This is an enchanting handmade carpet depicting a landscape scene of rolling hills adorned with trees. Look closely and you will spot some wandering animals, maybe they're goats. The hills: the Hindu Kush perhaps?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colours of this pictorial hand-knotted Loribaft carpet are wonderful. It boasts beautiful earthy tones of beige, brown, taupe, and soft orange. Some of the tree motifs are more prominent in dark green and rust-red. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat this Pictorial hand-knotted Loribaft carpet is made from\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis prestigious Afghan carpet is handmade from wool and cotton. Natural fibres that have a reputation for their durability. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe delightful colours and pictorial design that we admire, is made from wool. This carpet therefore has a woollen pile. The luxurious wool pile is hand-spun and naturally dyed. If you study our photos closely, you will see an abundance of natural colour variations. The hand-spun wool is beneficial for creating a tighter twist on the woollen yarn, thereby forming a sturdier fibre. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCotton serves as the foundation fibres for this carpet. These foundation threads are known as warps. These represent an important part of the carpet because these are the first yarns to be secured to the loom before the weaving can proceed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy do Oriental rugs have fringes? Because the fringes are in fact also the warp threads. The warps run right through the carpet and out the other end!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow was this Afghan carpet made?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful landscape scene pictorial carpet was handmade, made by an ancient carpet making method called \"hand-knotting\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the hand-knotting that makes the luxurious woollen pile that we so enjoy. Each tuft of pile is a knot which was secured onto a pair of warp threads. On a handmade carpet such as this, the knots are tied in rows across the width of the carpet. When the line of knots is finished, weft threads are then inserted and beaten closely against the line of knots. This is repeated again and again until the carpet is completed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can think of the knots in the carpet as being comparable to pixels in a digital image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning of \"Loribaft\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoribaft is a name given to a finely woven type of Persian Gabbeh rug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tribal rug often with whimsical designs. The name can be broken into two: the \"lori\" part is a Persian tribe, and the \"baft\" part means woven. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, modern handmade Afghan rugs have been produced in this vein. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere can I use this pictorial Afghan carpet?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handmade Loribaft Afghan carpet was made for use on the floor. It will be perfectly serviceable for wherever you lay it in your home because it is made from hardwearing materials as well as being a practical colour-way. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a carpet that you are going to enjoy looking at and walking over. Therefore, this is an ideal choice for use in a living room, it's durable enough to use in an entrance hall and also luxurious enough for use in a bedroom. \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\u003e307×207cm \/ 10’1″x6’10″ \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThickness: 7mm\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":58081486733643,"sku":"TORM-1253-PICTORIAL HAND-KNOTTED LORIBAFT CARPET-307 X 207CM","price":2425.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Loribaft-pic-3.07x2.07m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282649","url":"https:\/\/theorientalrugmerchant.co.uk\/products\/pictorial-hand-knotted-loribaft-carpet","provider":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}