Hand-Knotted Wool Bijar Persian Rug, 81 × 195 cm

About this rug

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Bijar of 81 × 195 cm. That is roughly 1.58 m² of floor, about 2.7' × 6.4'.

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 10-12mm.

Format and use

This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 500,000–599,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as red and orange. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.