Taupe Moroccan Wool Runner Rug with Brown Diamonds – Hand Knotted Beni Mrirt for Long Hallways

A warm taupe Moroccan wool runner rug, hand-knotted in thick Beni Mrirt wool. A single file of solid espresso brown diamonds runs down the centre of a plush taupe field, a soft brown-grey like mushroom: four on the 2.5x10, their tips about three inches apart and never touching. Beside every gap, and at both ends, stacks of three short ivory bars step in from the edges and stop well clear of the diamonds.

It is a calm, rhythmic runner for a long hallway, an entryway or the side of a bed, and shown here in a dressing room too. Longer runners add a diamond for every two feet, and it is also woven on an earthy rose field, a soft brown-pink like clay.

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.

Details

• Hand-knotted by Berber weavers in the Middle Atlas, Morocco
• 100% wool pile about 25 mm (1 in) deep: warm taupe, espresso brown and ivory fleece, or a wash-tested earthy rose field on the rose colourway; diamonds about 15 in wide and 21 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 flat-woven ends in the field colour (taupe, or rose on the rose 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.