{"product_id":"handmade-ziegler-square-rug-310106","title":"Handmade Afghan Ziegler square rug - 310106","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis exquisite, handmade Afghan Ziegler rug features a captivating, rich red ground adorned with intricate floral motifs and framed by an elegant cream border. The distinctive square format offers a refined alternative to conventional rectangular designs, making it an exceptional choice for creating visual interest in any interior space. Crafted with traditional techniques by skilled artisans, each piece reflects authentic heritage craftsmanship and timeless elegance. The harmonious colour palette and delicate botanical patterns bring warmth and sophistication to living areas, studies, or bedrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Morris\" title=\"Wikipedia info on William Morris\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWilliam Morris\u003c\/a\u003e connection. Ziegler worked collaboratively with William Morris, taking his designs into \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran\" title=\"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 href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tabriz\" title=\"Tabriz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTabriz\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sultanabad\" title=\"Sultanabad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSultanabad\u003c\/a\u003e to produce fine examples of traditionally made carpets explicitly for the booming \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victorian_era\" title=\"Victorian Britain\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVictorian \u003c\/a\u003eexport market. The processes were developed at the weaving stage, extending into finishing, particularly the herbal washes used. 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 href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knotted-pile_carpet\" title=\"Wikipedia extra info.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehand-knotted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the final process is to wash them with gallons of flowing water (literally thrown 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 href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mordant\" title=\"What is Mordant? Wikipedia link to additional content information.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emordants\u003c\/a\u003e used to wash and fix the dyes also affect the colouration of the original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Natural_dye\" title=\"a link to natural dyes used in many productions.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003evegetable dyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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}'\u003eThe final carpet stage in Pakistan involves many processes. First, 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 tensioning\u003c\/a\u003e and alignment problems may be undertaken, followed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q44d55_rB_Q\" title=\"Surface washing rugs after weaving has been completed\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esurface clipping\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wu39Ck58uLI\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\" title=\"our youtube video Clare took in Pakistan of 'Herbal washing' new rugs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eherbal washing\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pEtZq7aMXak\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\" title=\"youtube video on a very basic process\" 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 href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/pages\/take-a-tour\" title=\"Google virtual your of the shop in the medieval town of Tewkesbury\" 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 href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"Link for contacting the Jennings Oriental rugs team\" 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 title=\"For hard flooring and carpets use anti-slip underlay by Foxi®\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-underlay\" 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 title=\"If your floorboards or tiles are grooved and uneven use our special felt mix underlay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/foxi-antislip-underlay-felt-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-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\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 style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 256pt;\" width=\"342\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e \u003ccol style=\"mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 6101; width: 143pt;\" width=\"191\"\u003e \u003ccol style=\"mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 4821; width: 113pt;\" width=\"151\"\u003e \u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-height-source: userset; height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 15.0pt; width: 143pt;\" width=\"191\" class=\"xl69\" height=\"20\"\u003e147 x 148cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-left: none; width: 113pt;\" width=\"151\" class=\"xl70\"\u003e(4'10 x 4'10)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"jenningsrugs","offers":[{"title":"147 x 148cm\t(4'10 x 4'10)","offer_id":55351887430008,"sku":"310106","price":825.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1281\/1783\/files\/3101060aAfghanZieglersquarerug.jpg?v=1762443119","url":"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/products\/handmade-ziegler-square-rug-310106","provider":"Jennings Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}