Qashqai Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 178 × 275 cm, Wool

The piece in short

A Qashqai from Iran, measuring 178 × 275 cm. That is roughly 4.9 m² of floor, about 5.8' × 9'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 7-10mm.

Format and use

A size where sofa and armchairs can rest their front legs on the rug.

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.

On the colourway

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