Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
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Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug

Sand and Slate Blue Stripe Gabbeh, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug

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A plain gabbeh runner in undyed-looking sand, with almost nothing on it: two fine slate blue lines near one end, two darker lines near the other, and otherwise an open field. What fills that field is abrash — soft horizontal banding where the wool shifts between warmer and cooler, paler and deeper, in wide irregular bands running the full width. It is not a pattern the weaver drew; it is the wool itself showing through.

Hand-knotted in Ghazni wool, a highland Afghan fleece with a high lanolin content that takes light well and gives the surface its faint sheen. The pile is left long and the drawing minimal, which is the point of a gabbeh: the material does the work. At 77×306cm this is a true runner — long enough for a corridor, a galley kitchen or the side of a bed. A plain field shows footmarks and vacuum tracks more readily than a patterned one, and shows a spill very clearly, so this is a rug for a hallway rather than a dining room.

  • Type: Hand-knotted pile rug, runner
  • Material: 100% Ghazni wool
  • Design: Plain gabbeh with stripe accents and natural abrash
  • Size: 77×306cm (2'6"×10'0") — Runner
  • Colour: Sand with slate blue stripes
  • SKU: NG 74267
  • One-of-a-kind: Yes

100% Ghazni wool, hand-knotted, with a natural fringe at both ends. Wool is resilient and forgiving underfoot, and the lanolin in a highland fleece like this one gives it a degree of natural resistance to soiling.

A plain pale field is less forgiving than a patterned one: footmarks, vacuum tracks and spills all show more clearly with no pattern to break them up. The abrash banding is a feature of the wool, not a fault, and it will not wash out or even up over time. A runner in a corridor takes concentrated traffic down its centre, so use a rug pad and rotate it end for end regularly.

The banding across this rug is abrash, and it is worth knowing how to tell it from a stripe the weaver intended. Abrash happens because hand-spun wool is dyed in small lots: one batch takes the dye a shade deeper than the next, and when the weaver reaches the end of a batch and ties on the new one, the change shows as a band running the full width of the rug. Its edges are soft and slightly uneven, because the switch happens knot by knot across the row. Compare that with the two blue lines near the end — hard-edged, uniform, clearly drawn. On a patterned rug abrash is something to be hidden. On a gabbeh, where the field is deliberately left empty, it becomes the entire design, and a weaver will sometimes stretch a dye lot or hold one back to place a band where it will read best. The wool is Ghazni, a highland fleece kept long in the pile so the lanolin stays in and the surface catches light.

Shipping & Returns

Shipping We offer free shipping on all orders within Japan. Each rug is carefully rolled, wrapped, and shipped fully insured. Orders are dispatched within 1 to 2 business days, with tracking sent as soon as your order ships. Delivery within Japan typically takes 2 to 5 business days.

Returns We accept returns within 7 days of delivery. Items must be unused and in their original condition. To start a return, contact our customer support. For a defective or incorrectly shipped item, we cover the return cost and arrange a replacement or refund. For returns due to personal preference such as size, colour, or a change of mind, return shipping is paid by the customer.

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