{"product_id":"handmade-afghan-fish-rug-308455","title":"Handmade Afghan Fish rug - 308455","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWe recently found these fish-patterned rugs, originally destined for the Netherlands, and were very pleased to secure them for our customers. If you are particularly interested in the scientific approach, let the artist in you prevail. Many may have some semblance of a recognizable fish, but often, the weaver has captured something from their shoal days. \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\u003eThis unique and varied collection is produced in \u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghanistan\" title=\"Afghanistan; maps and history\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfghanistan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e using the Ziegler weave. The traditional methods of shearing wool from the indigenous \u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karakul_sheep\" title=\"What are Karakul sheep\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKarukal sheep\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, which is then hand-spun and coloured using natural \u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Natural_dye\" title=\"Natural dye information\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evegetable\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and mineral dyes, apply. These pescatarian designs of carpets and rugs, which are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knotted-pile_carpet\" title=\"What is hand-knotted?\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003ehand-knotted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, have the most exotic fish species, real or imagined; they are quite wonderful. They generally are more vibrant and less 'old' looking. With reduced \u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wu39Ck58uLI\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\" title=\"Short video showing herbal washing in Pakistan finishing centres.\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewashes\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e the exciting and uplifting colours remain almost Jewel-like. The final finishing processes are carried out in Pakistan, where some post-production occurs. This will mean \u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I2qIQolD0nM\" title=\"tensioning corrections and errors are made.\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ealignment corrections\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q44d55_rB_Q\" title=\"an interesting short video on this process.\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esurface clipping\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pEtZq7aMXak\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\" title=\"What is tumbling? a short video shows how basic the equipment is.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003etumbling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and the washing mentioned earlier. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"vegetable dyed\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":14849,\"3\":[null,0],\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,255],\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}'\u003eWhen buying online, the company's provenance and the rug are worth considering. We are a family business with over 60 years of experience selling rugs. We have an unrivalled reputation and pride ourselves \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eon our customer service while maintaining the best possible prices online and in-store. We welcome visits to the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/pages\/take-a-tour\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTewkesbury\u003c\/a\u003e shop. Alternatively, we will assist with online\u003c\/span\u003e enquiries by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jenningsrugs.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"Back link to provide extra info on Jennings Rugs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eemail or telephone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\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 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\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 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct size:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"242\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"115\"\u003e178 x 120cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"127\"\u003e(5'10 x 3'11)\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":"178 x 120cm (5'10 x 3'11)","offer_id":43435831328997,"sku":"308455","price":855.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1281\/1783\/files\/3084550aAfghanFishrugcopy.jpg?v=1721399224","url":"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/products\/handmade-afghan-fish-rug-308455","provider":"Jennings Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}