Handwoven Hemp Yarn and Dyed Wool Yarn Vintage Rug Leash seated before a vertical loom

seated before a vertical loom as they learned basic weaving skills from their elders

The handspun pure hemp field is embellished with triple weft bands and evenly spaced angular motifs are woven of walnut dyed hemp

Woven on a hemp warp

nearly square rug was woven in Kastamonu province in the inland Black Sea region of Anatolia on a horizontal frame-tensioned loom

and the fiber is processed in a modern long-fiber textile mill without cottonization

Handwoven Hemp Yarn and Dyed Wool Yarn Vintage Rug Leash seated before a vertical loomThe vintage rugs offered in the Hemp Bouquet collection were all handwoven in the Anatolian countryside by village women for their home use. Most date from the mid 1900s. There are regional similarities in design and motifs, yet no two rugs are the same and the diversity is astounding. Length: 11 feet 7 inches (356 cm) Width: 5 feet 11 inches (182 cm) Area: 69 square feet (6. 4 square meters) Weight: 26. 46 Pounds (12 kilograms) Condition: Lightly