Afghan Pashm Rug geometric runner Size: 102 x 66 cm

Size: 102 x 66 cm | 3'4" x 2'2"

2500 knots every 10 centimetres

Wiss rugs are known for their striking geometric medallions

using the Persian asymmetric knot

Hand-knotted from wool on a wool or cotton foundation

Afghan Pashm Rug geometric runner Size: 102 x 66 cmPashm 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