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

A cream Moroccan wool runner rug with brown and camel blocks, hand-knotted in thick Beni Mrirt wool. Five solid rectangular stones step down a plush ivory field on the 2.5x10, each set against one long side and reaching just past the centre, espresso brown on the left and camel on the right, with a band of plain ivory between them so that no two corners ever meet.

Cream runner rug with brown and camel blocks along a built-in oak window seat in a sunlit reading nook

It is a simple, modern colour-block runner in natural undyed wool for a hallway, an entryway or the side of a bed, and shown here beside a window seat too. Longer runners add a stone for every two feet, and it is also woven with all the stones 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.

An espresso block near 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 ivory, espresso brown and camel fleece, or wash-tested smoky green stones on the green colourway; stones about 15 in wide and 18 in long
  • 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.