{"product_id":"handmade-afghan-ziegler-rug-309444","title":"Handmade Afghan Ziegler rug - 309444","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHandmade by skilled artisan weavers in north-west Afghanistan, this Ziegler rug is produced in a cottage industry where traditional skills are passed down through generations. Crafted from vegetable-dyed, handspun wool, it features an elegant, open, flowing design in a muted colour palette of soft pale blue and cream, with terracotta outlines. This meticulous combination of Afghan weaving and finishing creates a rug that is both beautiful and hardwearing, suitable for any room in the home and brings understated sophistication to your space. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease click the hyperlinks in gold if you are interested in additional information.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften, people are curious about the \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Morris\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003econnection to William Morris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Ziegler worked collaboratively with William Morris, taking his designs to \u003ca title=\"Iran\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIran\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(formerly Persia) 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 specifically 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 extended into finishing, particularly through the use of herbal washes. The fashion was to experiment, and the early Ziegler designs were quite different from the traditional rugs and carpets of the period. The Oriental rug trade had not been used in this way before. In many ways, the pioneering techniques used by Ziegler \u0026amp; Co. have inspired some of the newly designed pieces by Afghan weavers, such as the Samarkand and Mamluk.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003ehand-knotted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the final step is to wash them with gallons of flowing water (literally, bucket by bucket). The rug is 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 \u003ca title=\"What is Mordant? Wikipedia link to additional content information.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mordant\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emordants\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\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\"}'\u003eThe final carpet stage in Pakistan involves many processes. First, initial\u003ca 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 and alignment problems may be undertaken, followed by \u003ca 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, \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\"\u003eherbal washing\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\"\u003etumbling\u003c\/a\u003e. This combination of Afghan weaving and finishing in Pakistan has succeeded. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen buying online, it is worth considering the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca 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\u003eTewkesbury\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shop. Alternatively, we can 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\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 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\"\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 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\"\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-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"vegetable dyed\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":14849,\"3\":[null,0],\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,255],\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eProduct size:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"342\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 256pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e \u003ccol width=\"191\" style=\"width: 190px;\"\u003e \u003ccol width=\"151\" style=\"width: 150px;\"\u003e \u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"20\" style=\"mso-height-source: userset; height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"20\" class=\"xl68\" width=\"191\" style=\"height: 15.0pt; width: 143pt;\"\u003e180 x 123cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"151\" style=\"border-left: none; width: 113pt;\"\u003e(5'11 x 4'0)\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"jenningsrugs","offers":[{"title":"237 x 167cm\t(7'9 x 5'6)","offer_id":55544290869624,"sku":"309444","price":805.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1281\/1783\/files\/3094440aAfghanZieglerrug.jpg?v=1777636619","url":"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/products\/handmade-afghan-ziegler-rug-309444","provider":"Jennings Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}