{"product_id":"afghan-kharjeen-carpet-306985","title":"Handmade Afghan Kharjeen carpet - 306985","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis highly decorative carpet is beautiful to look at and highly practical to use in any room in the home. It is rich in colour, and the lovely light border gives it a lift. The Afghan artisan weavers have taken the patterns used by the ladies who do the intricate embroideries in Uzbekistan.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease click the hyperlinks in g\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e if you are interested in additional information.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Extra Info\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghan_rug\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eAfghan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e handmade carpets are becoming very well regarded. This market has grown quickly in recent years, emphasising higher quality knotting and Pakistan's influence in many finishing processes. For example, \u003ca title=\"Wefts realigned and carpet weaving errors are corrected in these hand made rugs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I2qIQolD0nM\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003einitial tensioning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is needed to correct alignment issues where the weaver has drifted the wefts, causing the pattern to run out. Next, adjustments may follow surface clipping, herbal washing and \u003ca title=\"quick video! a bit basic.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pEtZq7aMXak\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003etumbling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. This combination of Afghan weaving and finishing in Pakistan has been a great success. These carpets are tightly knotted and usually finished with a unique and unusual bound multicoloured fringe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKharjeen (Khorjin) rugs, runners, and carpets are still \u003ca title=\"hand knotted\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knotted-pile_carpet\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003ehand-knotted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and the wool is coloured with \u003ca title=\"what are vegetable dyes\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Natural_dye\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003evegetable dye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. The designs of Kharjeen (also known as Khurjeen) rugs can be reminiscent of \u003ca title=\"Gabbeh extra info!\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gabbeh\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eGabbeh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e designs. The colours of the \u003cspan\u003eKharjeen\u003c\/span\u003e rugs and carpets are similar in many ways to those used in our Samarkand and Loribaft collections. Like the Samarkand carpets, the other rugs have an unusual bobbin wind on the warps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is worth remembering that these handmade rugs are unique and special. Owning one is something you can enjoy for many years. I recommend buying a handmade rug with the best natural fibre: wool. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe company's provenance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the rug are worth considering when buying online. We are a family business with over 60 years of experience selling rugs. We have an unrivalled reputation and pride ourselves on our level of customer service. We welcome visits to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Virtual tour.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/pages\/take-a-tour\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eTewkesbury\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shop. Alternatively, we will assist with online enquiries by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Link for contacting Jennings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/pages\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eemail or telephone\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe recommend the use of an underlay with this product: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"For hard flooring and carpets use anti-slip underlay by Foxi®\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFoxi-underlay to provide grip to stop handmade rugs from moving\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor uneven surfaces, we would recommend our Felt underlay:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"If your floorboards or tiles are grooved and uneven use our special felt mix underlay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFelt underlay for uneven floors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable height=\"26\" style=\"width: 418px;\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e \u003ccol width=\"115\"\u003e \u003ccol width=\"127\"\u003e \u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"21\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 172.71875px;\" height=\"21\" class=\"xl67\"\u003e295 x 200cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 240.28125px;\" class=\"xl68\"\u003e(9'8 x 6'7)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"jenningsrugs","offers":[{"title":"295 x 200cm (9'8 x 6'7)","offer_id":39579716124734,"sku":"306985","price":2155.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1281\/1783\/files\/3069850aAfghanKharjeencarpetcopy.jpg?v=1734786379","url":"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/products\/afghan-kharjeen-carpet-306985","provider":"Jennings Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}