Afghan Pashm Rug handknotted runner Stock Number: BR2043

Stock Number: BR2043

the loom and the weaving technique favour straight lines and sharp angles

Size: 184 x 127 cm | 6'1" x 4'2"

The wool is what makes these rugs extraordinary

Size: 149 x 100 cm | 4'11" x 3'3"

Afghan Pashm Rug handknotted runner Stock Number: BR2043Pashm 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