Afghan handmade rug,Chobi. Size:267x185 cm

This is a hand-knotted Chobi rug, made the slow way — one knot at a time, on a floor loom, by a weaver in Afghanistan. It's a Chobi, the style Afghan weavers developed specifically to mimic the soft, aged colour of an antique Persian rug using new wool, and you can see the difference up close. The wool is undyed or naturally dyed where possible, so the colours are warm rather than flat, and the pile is dense enough to handle a busy household.

This one comes in at 267 x 185 cm (8.8 x 6.1 ft), a size that works well as the main rug under a sofa or dining table. It ships as the individual piece shown in these photos; once it sells, that particular rug is gone.