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This burnished brown and red rug was woven with wool and silk. Check out the tools used to weave the rugs in the following photoset!

1: Dyeing

1: Dyeing

These skeins of wool and silk are dyed before they are woven together.

2: Weaving

2: Weaving

The Nepalese weaver arranges each thread according to the pattern sheet, seen above the rug on the loom.

2: Weaving (cont.)

2: Weaving (cont.)

These are a few tools the weavers use to create the rugs. This technique for rug weaving has been around for centuries.

3. Shredding

3. Shredding

The rug is laid flat and shredded to soften the texture.

4. Washing

4. Washing

After the rug is shredded, it is washed to get rid of miscellaneous threads and debris.

5: Drying

5: Drying

The rug is left to soak in the Nepalese sun.

5: Drying

5: Drying

Proper drying is important to not damage the rug.

6: Finished

6: Finished

This final shot of the rug shows off the red and brown tones in the striations.

1: Dyeing

2: Weaving

2: Weaving (cont.)

3. Shredding

4. Washing

5: Drying

5: Drying

6: Finished

We source 100% highland woolthe rarest and most durable woolfrom Tibet. Craftsmen hand dye the wool in small quantities to ensure proper color absorption. Our weavers hand knot the wool to weave rugs of unparalleled beauty.

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