Kilim Pakistani Rug — hand-woven, 127 × 177 cm, Wool

About this rug

This Kilim comes from Pakistan and measures 127 × 177 cm. The covered area is about 2.25 m² (4.2' × 5.8').

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-woven throughout. Pile height is given as 5mm.

Size and placement

A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

How it is made

Woven pieces of this kind are thin, reversible, and much lighter than knotted rugs.

How it reads

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.