{"product_id":"handmade-afghan-aryana-carpet-enr308359","title":"Handmade Afghan Aryana carpet - ENR308359","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou can buy this handmade piece before it arrives in our Tewkesbury showroom. As the rug has not yet been received into our stock, it has yet to be properly photographed; the images are not as good as our normal images. Once the rug has been transferred from our warehouse, we will rephotograph it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Afghan Aryana rugs and carpets are often woven with traditional designs and colour palettes, sometimes you can find needles in a haystack! This particular piece is still woven in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif but features an extremely unusual design and shade of colours. The light charcoal main colour goes very well against the overall golden hue of the carpet, and the motifs in the centre are all quite traditional, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease click the hyperlinks in gold if you are interested in additional information.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghan_rug\" title=\"Quick link to Wikipedia for more info and maps\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eAfghan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e Aryana rugs are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knotted-pile_carpet\" title=\"Quick link to Wikipedia for more info on hand made rug making.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003ehand-knotted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knotted-pile_carpet\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003ein \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mazar-i-Sharif\" title=\"Mazar-i-Sharif\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMazar-e-Sharif\u003c\/a\u003e and Kabul in Afghanistan, often using designs from museum pieces. Woven from long wool sheared from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karakul_sheep\" title=\"Karakul sheep information from Wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKarakul sheep\u003c\/a\u003e, the wool is washed using a gentle soap with water, hand-combed, and hand-spun on a spindle. Next, the wool is \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Natural_dye\" title=\"Natural Dye information of interest from Wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003evegetable dyed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e using plants, flowers and berries, walnut husks, pomegranate rind, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rubia_tinctorum\" title=\"The most common plant used in natural dyes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emadder root\u003c\/a\u003e, and indigo. Not surprisingly, wools vary in colour due to differences in the absorption of the dyes – resulting in a feature referred to as '\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abrash\" title=\"Technical definition and info from Wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAbrash\u003c\/a\u003e'- giving Aryana rugs their unique colour and distinct appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Oriental carpet and rug industry's results have been very positive. It has produced some high-grade work, such as these Aryana pieces, alongside exciting finds like Mamluk and Samarkand. Of course, the traditional weaving industry will continue with pieces like Kazak, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kunduz\" title=\"Quick link to Wikipedia for more info and maps\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eKunduz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and Balouch. In any event, the highlight is a thriving and more sustainable craft industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe company's provenance and the rug are worth considering when buying online. We are a family business with over 60 years of experience selling rugs and an unrivalled reputation, and we pride ourselves on customer service. We welcome visits to the \u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Take a tour and do a virtual visit to our showroom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/pages\/take-a-tour\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eTewkesbury\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshop. Alternatively, we will assist with online enquiries by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"why not get in touch with the Jennings team?\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eemail or telephone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca title=\"Link for contacting Jennings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\" title=\"For hard flooring and carpets use anti slip underlay by Foxi®\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFoxi-underlay to provide grip to stop handmade rugs from moving\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor uneven surfaces, we would recommend our Felt underlay:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\" title=\"If your floorboards or tiles are grooved and uneven use our special felt mix underlay\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFelt underlay for uneven floors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eProduct size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"242\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"115\"\u003e301 x 241cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"127\"\u003e(9'11 x 7'11)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"jenningsrugs","offers":[{"title":"301 x 241cm (9'11 x 7'11)","offer_id":43428777296101,"sku":"ENR308359","price":2175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1281\/1783\/files\/3083590aEncopy.jpg?v=1724328617","url":"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/products\/handmade-afghan-aryana-carpet-enr308359","provider":"Jennings Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}