Handknotted Tibetan and Nepali rugs, kilims and felted runners

Every listing in this catalogue carries its own measurements in centimetres, knot density, pile height and fibre blend, so you can compare a 60-knot Nepali weave against a 100-knot Tibetan piece before you commit. Filters run by room, palette and weave, and custom sizes show the weeks they take on the loom.

What the catalogue actually tells you

Every listing is built around the details that decide whether a rug works in a room: real centimetres, knot count, pile height, and the wool and silk percentages behind the surface. Nothing here is rounded up for effect.

Weave and construction

Handknotted Tibetan and Nepali rugs sit next to flatweave kilims and felted wool runners. Each entry states whether it is 60-knot or 100-knot, so you can compare density before you compare anything else.

Palette and dye

Traditional lotus and cloud motifs, undyed natural greys, and contemporary broken-diamond patterns are grouped by palette. Where madder or indigo is used, the listing says so, and undyed fleece is labelled as such.

Measurements in centimetres

Sizes are given as woven, not as nominal. A 170 x 240 cm kilim is that size on the floor, including any slight variation the loom produces at the selvedge.

Fibre blends

Wool and silk percentages are listed per rug. Silk is usually confined to the motif highlights; the field stays wool, which is what keeps the pile resilient under furniture.

Custom sizing on the loom

Made-to-measure pieces show the approximate weeks a size takes to weave. Send floor plans and we work back from the room rather than from a stock size that nearly fits.

Swatch cards for trade

Interior stylists and trade buyers in South Africa can request a swatch card to check tone against a scheme. It is the fastest way to rule a rug in or out before a viewing.

Want the fuller picture of how we source and finish? Read more on our sourcing and finishing capabilities, or get in touch to arrange a showroom viewing.

Current stock, sorted by weave, palette and room

Every listing below carries its own numbers: centimetres, knot density, pile height and fibre blend. Narrow the list by weave, palette or the room you have in mind, then open a rug for the full spec sheet and the weeks a custom size would take on the loom.

All weaves Handknotted Flatweave kilim Felted wool Undyed natural greys Living room Hallway

Close-up of a handknotted Tibetan wool rug showing an indigo lotus medallion on an ivory field

Handknotted, 100-knot

Lotus Medallion Handknotted Rug, 100-Knot Tibetan Wool

The lotus medallion is drawn from older Tibetan carpet cartoons and redrawn here at a slightly smaller scale so the border stays generous on a standard living-room footprint. Wool is sourced from high-altitude sheep in the upper Kali Gandaki region, spun and carded by hand, then dyed with indigo and madder in small batches. Pile height sits at roughly 8 mm, which keeps the surface soft underfoot while still showing the knot definition in raking light.

Size: 244 x 305 cm
Pile height: approx. 8 mm
Fibre: 100% Tibetan wool
Custom lead time: 14 to 18 weeks

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Flatweave kilim

Broken Diamond Flatweave Kilim, Undyed Natural Greys

This kilim is woven on a narrow upright loom in a Nepali workshop that works almost entirely with undyed fleece. The greys come from three different sheep breeds, so the colour shifts gently across the field rather than sitting flat. The broken-diamond motif is a simplified version of a pattern we have been redrawing with weavers for the past two seasons, and the proportions work well in long, narrow rooms.

Size: 170 x 240 cm
Pile height: flat, no pile
Fibre: Undyed grey and walnut wool
Custom lead time: 10 to 14 weeks

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Felted wool

Felted Wool Runner, Cloud Border in Walnut and Oat

The runner is felted rather than knotted, which gives it a denser, quieter surface that absorbs sound in hallways and along the side of a bed. The cloud border is worked in walnut and oat, with a narrow undyed band at each end to keep the proportions calm. Felting is done in the studio from carded local wool, then rolled and dried slowly so the shape holds without a rigid backing.

Size: 80 x 300 cm
Surface: felted, low profile
Fibre: Carded local wool
Custom lead time: 6 to 9 weeks

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