Hereke Turkish Rug — hand-knotted, 50 × 68 cm, Silk

At a glance

This Hereke comes from Turkey and measures 50 × 68 cm. The covered area is about 0.34 m² (1.6' × 2.2').

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, silk warp. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 4mm.

Format and use

Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

On the colourway

It is catalogued under multicolour. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.