Paktika Lotus Gardens Wool Carpet blue area rug diamond shaped guls on a

diamond shaped guls on a blue-colored field

Gray wool area rug with silk highlights

It is available for sale at Bashir Persian Rugs located in Montreal

The use of silk ensures a precise rendering of the decorative design patterns since strong silk fibers permit skilled weavers to weave more knots per square inch (KPSI) than those of wool carpets

this runner carpet is hand-knotted in Afghanistan from pure wool

Paktika Lotus Gardens Wool Carpet blue area rug diamond shaped guls on aThe finishing of this carpet was done using centuries old traditional techniques. Once its laborious hand knotting was completed, it was rolled and entirely submerged in a sanitizing bath where its fibers fully absorbed all cleaning liquid. After which it was laid flat on the ground where a team of cleaners used wooden oar like paddles to push the water through its fibers and draw out impurities. Oar strokes were done in sync to prevent the carpet