Zabol Carpet william morris rug 100% Pure wool

100% Pure wool

To her left is a low bench with bags of coins on it

Tiny square motifs punctuate a warm gray/ivory field in this handspun Ghazni wool rug from Pakistan

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This diligently hand-knotted area rug is made of 95% pure lamb’s wool

Zabol Carpet william morris rug 100% Pure woolThe finishing of this carpet was done using centuries old traditional techniques. Once its laborious hand knotting was completed, it was rolled and entirely submerged in a sanitizing bath where its fibers fully absorbed all cleaning liquid. After which it was laid flat on the ground where a team of cleaners used wooden oar like paddles to push the water through its fibers and draw out impurities. Oar strokes were done in sync to prevent the carpet