Kabul Mendi Carpet red wool area rug 5- Genuine hand-knotted in Afghanistan

5- Genuine hand-knotted in Afghanistan

One of a kind

Please note that this piece features a light and darker side due to the direction of its wool pile (nap)

The buyer is suspected to be of middle eastern descent

many times customers ask us if its made from silk material

Kabul Mendi Carpet red wool area rug 5- Genuine hand-knotted in AfghanistanThe finishing of this carpet was done using centuries old traditional techniques. Once its laborious hand knotting was completed, it was rolled and entirely submerged in a sanitizing bath where its fibers fully absorbed all cleaning liquid. After which it was laid flat on the ground where a team of cleaners used wooden oar like paddles to push the water through its fibers and draw out impurities. Oar strokes were done in sync to prevent the carpet