Tauris Millefleurs Silk Carpet red bokhara rug especially honey collectors

especially honey collectors

This one-of-a-kind wool and silk blend carpet is hand-knotted in Afghanistan by a family of artisans using centuries old techniques past on from generation to generation

Hand-knotted with Senneh knots (asymmetric)

This is due to the direction that its wool pile (nap) is facing

Tauris Millefleurs Silk Carpet red bokhara rug especially honey collectorsFinishing: The 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