Idea — Vintage Oriental Wool Area Rug

A visually appealing combination of cultures, history, skills and traditions are represented in one rug. This Handmade, Vintage Wool, Flat-Weave Patchwork  Rug is made from fragments of Vintage Rugs  woven in Eastern Turkey by Tribal Weavers up to 60 years ago. We have “reclaimed’ rugs no longer suited for use as floor coverings, “refreshed” by careful hand washing and “repurposed” by skilful cutting of usable sections for “repurposing” by joining, in Patchwork style, to create a larger rug. All of our Patchwork rugs have been professionally tailored and lined with cotton backing. Originally strongly multi-colored and with heavy pile, this rug has been “Color Reformed” to produce a dramatic, monotone base color through which elements of the original design motifs can be seen in darker contrast. The original rug has been sun-faded and then neutralised and, after this process is complete, the whole rug is then immersed in a strong, vegetable dye bath to produce the main, overall base color. After further sun drying and fading, the pile is then shaved / reduced resulting in the faded / distressed “Vintage-Look” so popular at this time. The reduced pile allows for flexibility of placement under furniture and ease of cleaning. This rug is quite heavy and the variations in color are intentional. These rugs combine a contemporary color palette with vintage design appeal. These Patchwork  rugs ensure that the skills and artistry of the original weavers live on to grace the homes of today, long after the original weaver created them.