{"product_id":"handmade-afghan-ersari-rug-308104","title":"Handmade Afghan Ersari rug - 308104","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handmade Afghan Ersari rug is a traditional and practical addition to any home. Part of a cottage industry, it is richly dyed with vegetable dye and made from handspun wool by skilled Turkoman weavers in northern Afghanistan. This results in a hardwearing and beautiful red, blue, and cream design.\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\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErsari rugs are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knotted-pile_carpet\" title=\"what are hand knotted carpets?\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehand-knotted\u003c\/a\u003e using methods passed down from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkmen_rug\" title=\"Who and what are Turkmen?\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkmen\u003c\/a\u003e people of Central Asia. The vibrant colours come from vegetable dyes, such as the rich reds produced from boiling the root of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rubia_tinctorum\" title=\"About\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emadder plant\u003c\/a\u003e. These rugs often contain traditional \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gul_(design)\"\u003eGul\u003c\/a\u003e\" (also known as elephant's foot designs).\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\":\"hand knotted \"}' style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final stage for finishing handmade rugs in Pakistan involves many processes; initial\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I2qIQolD0nM\" title=\"Wefts realigned and carpet weaving errors are corrected in these hand made rugs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e tensioning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and alignment problems may be corrected, followed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q44d55_rB_Q\" title=\"Surface washing rugs after weaving has been completed\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003esurface clipping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wu39Ck58uLI\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\" title=\"Herbal washing new rugs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#2b00ff\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e washing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca 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 succeeded.   \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\":\"hand knotted \"}'\u003eWe sell handmade \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghan_rug\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eAfghan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e Ersari rugs online and in-store. So why not come to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.visittewkesbury.info\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eTewkesbury\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and find one that suits your needs?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eRemember, these handmade rugs are unique and special. Owning one is something you can enjoy for many years. I recommend buying a handmade rug made from the best natural fibre: wool.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\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 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\u003cb\u003eFoxi-underlay to provide grip to stop handmade rugs from moving\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\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\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 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\u003cem\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\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct size:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 507px;\" height=\"23\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 240.82px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e145 x 102cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 250.18px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(4'9 x 3'4)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"jenningsrugs","offers":[{"title":"145 x 102cm (4'9 x 3'4)","offer_id":44628149698789,"sku":"308104","price":489.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1281\/1783\/files\/3081040aAfghanErsarirugcopy.jpg?v=1764327115","url":"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/products\/handmade-afghan-ersari-rug-308104","provider":"Jennings Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}