Beige Striped Handwoven Wool-Blend Rug

Handwoven in India in ridged beige stripes that run the length of the rug like the rows of a knitted sweater — 130 × 190 cm (4'3" × 6'3"), 4,200 g/m², a 10 mm pile of 40% wool and 60% polyester.

01Where the Medallion comes from

One piece, in a beige that leans toward ivory rather than sand. The stripes are not printed lines but raised ribs, and they change with where you are standing: crossed at right angles they are a texture, looked at down their length they are a pattern. There is no border and no medallion, nothing for furniture to orient itself around, which makes it a floor covering rather than an object.

02What the yarn is

Against pale oak and a low sofa it does the Scandinavian job; on a dark stained board in a rustic room it warms the floor instead. Wool carries the warmth and the polyester carries the wear. The blend is stated plainly rather than dressed up as natural: three fifths of this yarn is synthetic.

03Choosing the size

At 4,200 g/m² it is heavy for its size — you will feel it when you move it — and the 10 mm pile springs back, so walking across it leaves no visible track. It was knotted by hand, row by row, by weavers in India.

04Coming off the loom

Vacuum it as you would any wool pile; a full wash is a specialist's job. Handwoven in India, knot by knot. 40% wool and 60% polyester in the pile. 4,200 g/m² — dense and heavy in the hand for a rug this size. 10 mm pile, ribbed into wave-like stripes across the surface. Light beige, close to ivory, with no border and no central motif. 130 × 190 cm (4'3" × 6'3") — a bedside, an entryway or a conservatory floor. Springs back underfoot and does not hold a footprint. One piece only. The floor for a room that is already busy above knee height.