Blue Jaldar Rug
This blue Jaldar rug is hand knotted in Pakistan from New Zealand wool and silk, and measures 415 x 306 cm. Its deep navy field is covered in an all-over lattice of tan and gold diamonds, framed by a broad grey-beige border.
The design up close
The field is a lattice of diamonds in rows. Each diamond is tan or gold, with a small cluster of dots at its centre picked out in cream, and the diamonds sit against the navy in offset rows. Here the navy is so even that the diamonds stand out with clean edges.
The border is wide and grey-beige, made of nested bands. Its inner bands carry small squares and zigzags, and the outer bands are plain. At the top and bottom, navy and cream stripes run the full width, so this blue jaldar rug has a clear frame on all four sides. Short fringe finishes both ends.
The Jaldar layout and the Bokhara family
The Jaldar design carries an all-over lattice of repeating motifs. The lattice usually frames small diamond or octagonal motifs repeated across the whole field, a layout from the Bokhara family of designs, which draws on Turkmen rugs. Jaldars are hand knotted in Pakistan, in classic reds as well as black and deeper tones such as this navy, and the same repeat runs from edge to edge. The repeat is even enough that the rows line up cleanly from end to end.
How a blue Jaldar rug is made
Each knot is tied by hand on a loom, and the pile is sheared level. Our records note vegetable dyes. Dyed wool and silk can vary a little in shade, so the blue may look slightly lighter or darker in places.
Sizing it for your room
At 415 x 306 cm this blue Jaldar rug covers about 12.7 square metres, enough for a large living room. A three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves roughly 98 cm of rug at each end, and the sofa and two armchairs can all sit on it around a coffee table. In a dining room, a table of 240 x 100 cm leaves about 88 cm at each end and 103 cm along each side, enough along the sides for chairs to slide back.
This blue Jaldar rug suits a formal dining room or a study with cream or grey walls, and the tan diamonds pick up warm timber.
Looking after your rug
Vacuum it on a suction-only setting, or with the beater bar switched off, so the brush does not pull at the knots. Turn it around every six to twelve months so sun and foot traffic wear it evenly. Blot spills with a clean white cloth and cold water rather than rubbing them in. When it needs a full clean, choose a cleaner who washes handmade rugs by hand. Rubbing spills can dull silk, so this rug needs a cleaner who handles that fibre by hand.
Put a good underlay beneath it. It stops the rug sliding on timber or tiles, adds cushioning and takes some of the wear off the pile. Moths like wool in dark, quiet spots, such as the part of a rug under a sofa, so vacuum those areas often and lift the furniture now and then.
See it before you buy
Visit our showroom at 307 Penshurst St, North Willoughby, open every day from 11 am to 4:30 pm, to see this blue Jaldar rug in person. If you would rather judge it in your own room, with your own light and furniture, book an in-home viewing and we will bring a selection to you.
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