Brown and Camel Wide Stripe Moroccan Wool Runner Rug – Hand Knotted Beni Mrirt for Narrow Hallways

A brown and camel wide stripe Moroccan wool runner rug, hand-knotted in thick Beni Mrirt wool. Seven solid blocks run straight across its full width on the 2.5x10, natural espresso brown and camel in turn with espresso at both ends, each about eleven inches deep and separated by a narrow band of ivory, with plain ivory at each fringed end.

Brown and camel wide stripe runner rug along a built-in oak window seat in a sunlit reading nook

Crosswise blocks make a narrow hall read wider; it suits a hallway, an entryway or the side of a bed, and is shown here beside a window seat too. Longer runners add whole blocks and always end in espresso, and it is also woven with the espresso blocks 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.

The last espresso block and the plain ivory fringed 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 blocks on the green colourway; blocks about 11 in deep
  • 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.