Indulge in the luxury of this Handmade Afghan Ziegler carpet. Crafted with traditional techniques by skilled weavers in northwest Afghanistan, this piece celebrates the heritage of artisanal craftsmanship. The vegetable-dyed handspun wool and muted floral design in soft blues and creams exude elegance and durability. Practical and timeless, this carpet is a tasteful addition to any space.

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Often, people are curious about the connection. Ziegler worked collaboratively with William Morris, taking his designs into (formerly Persia) and securing weavers in and to produce fine examples of traditionally made carpets produced explicitly for the export market booming . 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 this period's traditional rugs and carpets. The Oriental rug trade had not been used in this way before. In many ways, the pioneering techniques used by Ziegler & Co. have been part of the inspiration behind some of the newly designed pieces from Afghan weavers, like the Samarkand and Mamluks.

After the carpets have been , the final process is to wash them with gallons of flowing water (literally thrown bucket by bucket). The rug is scrubbed with brushes with tough bristles, enabling surplus dyes to be removed and making them much lighter in colour. The scrubbing also makes the carpet look slightly older or even, as some people describe it, an 'antique look'. The different  used to wash and fix the dyes also affect the colouration of the original .

The final carpets stage in Pakistan involves many processes. First, initial and alignment problems may be undertaken, followed by , and . This combination of Afghan weaving and finishing in Pakistan has succeeded. 

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We recommend the use of an underlay with this product:
For uneven surfaces, we would recommend our Felt underlay:
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