Brown and Camel Striped Moroccan Wool Runner Rug with Cream Squares – Hand Knotted Beni Mrirt for Long Hallways

A brown and camel striped Moroccan wool runner rug, hand-knotted in thick Beni Mrirt wool. Five straight bands run its full length from end to end: a wide espresso brown centre band, ivory on each side, then a camel band and a narrow ivory edge. Nine small ivory squares sit in the espresso band on the 2.5x10, evenly spaced about a foot apart.

Brown and camel striped runner rug along a gallery landing beside a black steel balustrade overlooking a double-height hall

It is a crisp, tailored runner that lengthens a long hallway, for an entryway or the side of a bed too, and shown here on a gallery landing. Longer runners add a square for every foot, and it is also woven with the side bands in a deep smoky green.

Made for hallways, landings, entryways and bedsides. Not for stairs: the 1 in (25 mm) hand-knotted pile hides the edge of each tread and cannot be fitted around a stair nose.

Espresso and camel bands running straight into the fringed ivory end of a wool runner, styled with a walnut stool and a camel linen throw

Details

  • Hand-knotted by Berber weavers in the Middle Atlas, Morocco
  • 100% wool pile about 25 mm (1 in) deep: undyed espresso brown, camel and ivory fleece, or wash-tested smoky green side bands on the green colourway; centre band about 8 in wide
  • Each colour is carded, and dyed where it is dyed, in one batch for your runner; natural undyed fleece and hand-dyed wool vary gently in tone, which is part of its character
  • Plain narrow ivory flat-woven ends with a short ivory fringe; each size is the size of the woven runner, fringe not included. Ends without fringe (overcast flatweave) on request at no charge
  • Woven to order in 4–6 weeks, then delivered in 3–5 business days with free US shipping
  • Sizes: 2.5 ft (30 in) wide from 2.5x6 to 2.5x14 ft, and 3 ft (36 in) wide from 3x8 to 3x22 ft; the pattern is drawn to each length, and other sizes are available on request
  • Width guide: a 2.5 ft runner suits halls about 38–42 in wide and a 3 ft runner halls about 44–48 in wide; leave 4–6 in of floor on each side and stop the runner 6–12 in short of each end
  • Progress photos from the loom while your runner is woven
  • Use a thin non-slip rug pad, and check that doors open clear of the deep pile
  • New wool sheds a little for the first few months; vacuum on suction only

Care

Vacuum without a beater bar, rotate every six months, blot spills with cool water, and have it professionally washed every three to five years.

Each rug is knotted by hand, so expect small variations in colour and line.