Brown and Cream Moroccan Wool Runner Rug with Geometric Spine – Hand Knotted Beni Mrirt for Hallways

A brown and cream Moroccan wool runner rug, hand-knotted in thick Beni Mrirt wool. One straight ivory spine runs down the centre of a plush field of natural espresso brown, and bold ivory bars branch from it to near the edges, alternating left and right so that no bar ever faces another across the spine: thirteen on each side of the 2.5x10.

Brown and cream runner rug down the aisle of a home library between tall walnut bookshelves

It is a graphic, high-contrast runner in natural undyed wool, drawn for a hallway, an entryway or the side of a bed, and shown here in a library aisle too. Longer runners add a bar a side for every eight inches, and it is also woven on a deep smoky green field with the same ivory spine.

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 end of the ivory spine near the fringed espresso end of a wool runner, styled with a walnut stool and an ivory boucle throw

Details

  • Hand-knotted by Berber weavers in the Middle Atlas, Morocco
  • 100% wool pile about 25 mm (1 in) deep: undyed espresso brown and ivory fleece, or a wash-tested smoky green field on the green colourway; spine about 6 in wide, bars about 4 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 flat-woven ends in the field colour (espresso, or green on the green colourway) 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.