Cream Moroccan Rug with Brown Beads – Hand Knotted Wool Beni Mrirt Area Rug and Runner

A cream Moroccan rug with brown beads, hand-knotted in thick Beni Mrirt wool. Solid beads of natural espresso brown are strung in strands down a plush field of undyed ivory, like bead necklaces laid side by side: wide beads about 2 ft across alternate with small spacer beads, each with its corners clipped so it reads as a flat eight-sided bead, with about 3.5 in of ivory between them. The 8x10 carries three strands, set so a wide bead always sits beside a small one across the rug. The beads never touch or link.

Cream rug with brown beads in a modern entrance gallery with a limestone floor, an oak pivot door, a walnut console and a round brass mirror

It has the easy rhythm of a string of beads and the warmth of brown and cream, bold without being busy. Woven as a hallway runner, from 2.5x8 to 3x22 ft, it carries a single strand. It suits a living room, bedroom, dining room or entrance hall, and it is also woven with clear cobalt blue beads.

Espresso beads near the fringed end of an ivory wool rug styled with a walnut stool, an oatmeal linen throw and an amber glass on a book

Details

  • Hand-knotted by Berber weavers in the Middle Atlas, Morocco
  • 100% wool pile about 25 mm (1 in) deep: undyed ivory fleece with beads in natural undyed espresso brown, or in wash-tested cobalt blue wool on the cobalt colourway
  • Each colour is carded, and dyed where it is dyed, in one batch for your rug; 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 rug, fringe not included. Ends without fringe on request at no charge
  • Woven to order in 4–6 weeks, then delivered in 3–5 business days with free US shipping
  • Available in every standard size from 3x5 to 14x20 ft, including 9x12, 10x14, 10x10 and 12x15 ft, and as a runner from 2.5x8 to 3x22 ft; the design is drawn to the proportions of each size, and other sizes are available on request
  • Progress photos from the loom while your rug is woven
  • 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.

Photos show a rendering of this made-to-order design. Each rug is knotted by hand, so expect small variations in colour and line.