{"product_id":"fine-handmade-afghan-ziegler-wide-runner-cb263194","title":"Fine handmade Afghan Ziegler wide runner - CB263194","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is quite an unusual piece in size and decorative pattern—a wide runner with a traditional garden design more akin to silk rug decoration. A strong russet red is used in the border and pattern framework. Golden yellows, oranges, and a soft green are used in the floral design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePeople often ask about the \u003ca title=\"Wikipedia info on William Morris\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Morris\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWilliam Morris\u003c\/a\u003e connection. Ziegler collaborated with William Morris, adapting his designs and securing weavers in \u003ca title=\"Tabriz\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tabriz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTabriz\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"Sultanabad\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sultanabad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSultanabad\u003c\/a\u003e to produce fine, traditionally made carpets for the booming \u003ca title=\"Victorian Britain\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victorian_era\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVictorian \u003c\/a\u003eexport market. The processes were developed at the weaving stage and, more crucially, extended into the finishing process, particularly the herbal washes used. The fashion was experimentation, and the early Ziegler designs were quite different from the 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 title=\"Ziegler \u0026amp; Co\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ziegler_%26_Co.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZiegler \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/a\u003e have inspired some of the newly designed pieces by Afghan weavers, such as the Samarkand and Mamluks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the carpets are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knotted-pile_carpet\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehand-knotted\u003c\/a\u003e, the final step is to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e wash them with gallons of flowing water (literally, bucket by bucket). The carpet is then scrubbed with tough-bristle brushes, removing excess dyes and making it much lighter in colour. The scrubbing also makes the carpet look slightly older, or, as some people describe it, even an 'antique look'. The different \u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Mordant\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mordant\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMordants\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e used to wash and fix the dyes also affect the colouration of the original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"a link to natural dyes used in many productions.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Natural_dye\"\u003evegetable dyes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\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\u003cb\u003eWe recommend the use of an underlay with this product\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/Foxi-underlay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor uneven surfaces, we would recommend our Felt underlay:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/felt-underlay\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/felt-underlay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct size:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e298 x 150cm (9'9 x 4'11)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"jenningsrugs","offers":[{"title":"298 x 150cm (9'9 x 4'11)","offer_id":55519437554040,"sku":"CB263194","price":1137.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1281\/1783\/files\/CB26319430_copy.jpg?v=1775300729","url":"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/products\/fine-handmade-afghan-ziegler-wide-runner-cb263194","provider":"Jennings Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}