Paktika Lotus Gardens Wool Carpet blue area rug The ornate floral motif adorning

The ornate floral motif adorning it is based on antique persian designs

Please note that this piece features a light and darker side due to the direction of its wool pile (nap)

rust red and creme highlight this wonderfully cool-toned piece

on display in the Musée du Moyen Âge in France

6- Persian Contemporary Fusion design origin

Paktika Lotus Gardens Wool Carpet blue area rug The ornate floral motif adorningThe finishing of this carpet was done using centuries old traditional techniques. Once its laborious hand knotting was completed, it was rolled and entirely submerged in a sanitizing bath where its fibers fully absorbed all cleaning liquid. After which it was laid flat on the ground where a team of cleaners used wooden oar like paddles to push the water through its fibers and draw out impurities. Oar strokes were done in sync to prevent the carpet