Pakistani Rug — hand-knotted, 145 × 104 cm

Overview

Hand-knotted in Pakistan: a Oriental rug of 145 × 104 cm. That is roughly 1.51 m² of floor, about 4.8' × 3.4'.

What it is made of

It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as approx. 10 mm. Weight is given as ap. 6 kg.

Size and placement

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

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². Knotting at this density allows detailed drawing and soft transitions between colours.

How it reads

The stated colourway is blue / Türkis. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.

Period

Stated age: contemporary, 0–20 years old. As a contemporary piece the pile is still even and largely unwalked.