Afghan Pashm Rug handmade runner Hand-selected from Afghanistan

Hand-selected from Afghanistan

45/45 Quality

and the natural variations in the hand-spun wool give the surface a subtle lustre and depth that shifts as the light moves across it

1600 knots every 10 centimetres

making it well suited to frequently used spaces in the home

Afghan Pashm Rug handmade runner Hand-selected from AfghanistanPashm 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