{"product_id":"fine-handmade-afghan-ziegler-rug-307636","title":"Fine handmade Afghan  Ziegler rug - 307636","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndulge in the rich history and craftsmanship of our fine handmade Afghan Ziegler rug. Handmade by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations, this vegetable-dyed wool rug boasts a warm red background with a blue border and touches of dark green. Elegant, practical, and durable, it is an exquisite addition to any space with its fine quality and beautiful lustre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease click the hyperlinks in gold if you are interested in additional information.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOften, people are curious about the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Morris\" title=\"Wikipedia info on William Morris\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWilliam Morris\u003c\/a\u003e connection. Ziegler worked collaboratively with William Morris, taking his designs and securing weavers in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tabriz\" title=\"Tabriz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTabriz\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sultanabad\" title=\"Sultanabad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSultanabad\u003c\/a\u003e to produce fine examples of traditionally made carpets produced explicitly for the export market booming \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victorian_era\" title=\"Victorian Britain\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVictorian Britain\u003c\/a\u003e. The processes were developed at the weaving stage, more crucially extending into the finishing process, particularly the herbal washes used. The fashion was to experiment, and the early Ziegler designs were quite different from this period's traditional rugs and carpets. The Oriental rug trade had not been used in this way before. In many ways, the pioneering techniques used by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ziegler_%26_Co.\" title=\"Ziegler \u0026amp; Co\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZiegler \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/a\u003e have been part of the inspiration behind some of the newly designed pieces from Afghan weavers, like the Samarkand and Mamluks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAfter the carpets have been \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Wikipedia extra info.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knotted-pile_carpet\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003ehand-knotted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e, they are washed with gallons of flowing water (literally thrown bucket by bucket). The rug is scrubbed with brushes with tough bristles, enabling surplus dyes to be removed and making it much lighter in colour. The scrubbing also makes the carpet look slightly older or even, as some people describe it, an 'antique look'. The different \u003ca title=\"What is Mordant? Wikipedia link to additional content information.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mordant\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eMordants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e used to wash and fix the dyes also affect the colouration of the original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"a link to natural dyes used in many productions.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Natural_dye\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003evegetable dyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":14849,\"3\":[null,0],\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,255],\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"vegetable dyed\"}'\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":14849,\"3\":[null,0],\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,255],\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"vegetable dyed\"}'\u003e The final carpet stage in Pakistan involves many processes. First, initial\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" 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 tensioning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and alignment problems may be addressed, followed by \u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Surface washing rugs after weaving has been completed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q44d55_rB_Q\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esurface clipping\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003ca title=\"our youtube video Clare took in Pakistan of 'Herbal washing' new rugs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wu39Ck58uLI\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eherbal washing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca title=\"youtube video on a very basic process\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pEtZq7aMXak\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003etumbling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. This combination of Afghan weaving and finishing in Pakistan has been a great success. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen buying online, it is worth considering the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/pages\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecompany\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the rug. We are a family business with over 65 years of experience selling rugs. We have an unrivalled reputation and pride ourselves on high customer service. We welcome visits to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Google virtual your of the shop in the medieval town of Tewkesbury\" 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 the Jennings Oriental rugs team\" 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\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWe recommend the use of an underlay with this product\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\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\"\u003eFoxi-underlay to provide grip to stop handmade rugs from moving\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eFor uneven surfaces, we would recommend our Felt underlay:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\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\"\u003eFelt underlay for uneven floors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":14849,\"3\":[null,0],\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,255],\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"vegetable dyed\"}'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eProduct size:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 374.125px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 198px;\"\u003e193 x 148cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 164.125px;\"\u003e(6'4 x 4'10)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":14849,\"3\":[null,0],\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,255],\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"vegetable dyed\"}'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"jenningsrugs","offers":[{"title":"193 x 148cm (6'4 x 4'10)","offer_id":45779029524709,"sku":"307636","price":1395.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1281\/1783\/files\/3076360aAfghanZieglerrugcopy.jpg?v=1736348782","url":"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/products\/fine-handmade-afghan-ziegler-rug-307636","provider":"Jennings Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}