Afghan Pashm Rug wool runner The precision required to execute

The precision required to execute small knotted pile designs at this scale dictates a knot count of up to 300 knots per square inch

with a tightness of surface that keeps every design element sharp and controlled

Size: 161 x 104 cm | 5'4" x 3'5"

The Bokhara takes its name from the ancient Silk Road city of Bukhara in Central Asia

with detailed borders that frame the composition firmly

Afghan Pashm Rug wool runner The precision required to executePashm is the Farsi word for wool, and it is exactly what this rug is, nothing but wool, from the pile to the foundation. These rugs come from Shindand, a town in the Herat Province of Afghanistan, woven by tribal weavers who have been making them the same way for generations. What sets a Pashm apart the moment you see it is the pile. It is long, shaggy and dense in a way that most hand knotted rugs are not. It moves. It catches light differently from