{"product_id":"unusual-turkoman-prayer-rug","title":"Unusual Turkoman Prayer Rug","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first thing you'll notice about this unusual Turkoman Prayer rug is it's remarkable shape. This extraordinary rug has six sides, and the shape of the top of it follows the shape of the mihrab. Normally Prayer rugs are like most other rugs having four sides. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe colours \u0026amp; design of this Unusual Turkoman Prayer Rug \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot only is this rug visually interesting, it contains beautiful cosy colours. These are traditional rich shades of rust-red, black, orange, green and cream. The design is geometric and in an asymmetrical format (like most prayer rugs)- the unusual shape takes the form of a mihrab at one end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a lot of design-detail in this rug. The field shows a central theme of vertical patterned stripes (rather like the border pattern) \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eflanked by columns of gul motifs leading to the mihrab point. The borders show an elaborate arrangement of five main borders plus narrow guard stripes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYou don't have to use it as a prayer rug, in fact this is a handy scatter rug-size that will be a talking-point for wherever you lay it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFound out what this Turkoman Rug is made from\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Turkoman Prayer rug is made from just wool. It has a luscious hand-knotted wool pile, knotted onto woollen warp threads. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe woollen pile is tough and sturdy to the touch, meaning that that will be a hard wearing little rug. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn each end there is a band of rust coloured wool flat weave between the pile and the fringes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow this Prayer rug was made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Turkoman rug was handmade with traditional age-old rug making techniques. These weaving techniques are little changed over centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rug of such incredible detail and unusual shape would have taken serious skill, precision and dedication to weave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pile of this prayer rug was made by hand-knotting. On a hand-knotted rug each coloured tuft of pile is formed from a knot tied onto two warp threads. The weaver (one weaver would have made this rug) knots across the width of the loom. Once the row of knots is completed, the next step is to weave weft threads between the warps and compress them against the warps. These steps are repeated until the rug is completed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is amazing to think that all of the different coloured knots contained in this carpet, methodically tied in the correct sequence, combine to form the pattern of the rug.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of origin: Afghanistan\/Turkmenistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 140×97cm \/ 4’7″x3’2″ \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool, hand-knotted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: Perhaps up to 10-20 years old.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Like new\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":58081479983435,"sku":"TORM-1359-UNUSUAL TURKOMAN PRAYER RUG-140 X 97CM","price":499.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Turkman-prayer-rug-1.40x0.97m-MAIN.jpg?v=1786282573","url":"https:\/\/theorientalrugmerchant.co.uk\/products\/unusual-turkoman-prayer-rug","provider":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}