Light Grey Super Kazak Rug
This light grey super Kazak rug was hand double knotted in Afghanistan in lamb’s wool and measures 196 x 123 cm, about 2.4 square metres. Its light grey ground carries a bold geometric design in red, navy, ivory and rust, with a column of three medallions running down the centre and a wide border around the edge.
The design of this light grey super Kazak rug
Three large medallions run down the centre of the field. The top and bottom ones are diamond shapes in blue with red and cream centres, and the middle medallion is deep red with a cream core and a dark outline. Between them sit small dark hooks and curling motifs in navy and orange, and the spaces around the medallions fill with rows of small stars, blossoms and lozenges in red, ivory, blue and rust.
The border is built in several bands. The outer band is ivory, filled with a row of red, navy and orange stars and lozenges, and the inner band is a narrow stripe of maroon and dark brown. Because the border and centre share the same red, navy and orange, the rug reads as one pattern rather than a field with a frame around it.
Where Kazak designs come from
Kazak rugs take their name from the Kazak (Gazakh) district of the southern Caucasus, on the borders of today’s Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. Weavers there made thick, boldly coloured rugs with large geometric medallions, stars and hooked motifs in deep reds, blues and ivory. In recent decades, weavers in Afghanistan and Pakistan have revived these designs, so the old patterns live on in new rugs made to last. This rug follows that tradition in its medallions, its hooks and its red and blue palette.
How it is made
This rug is hand double knotted, so each knot is tied by hand on the loom and the pile is then trimmed level. The pile is pure lamb’s wool, the same fibre across the field and the border. Wool is resilient and springs back under foot, which suits a rug in an entrance or hallway where people walk over it every day.
Sizing it for your room
At 196 x 123 cm, this light grey super Kazak rug covers about 2.4 square metres. It is too short to sit under a full sofa or a dining table, so it works best where it can be seen whole: an entrance, a hallway, or a small sitting area with a single armchair. Kazak rugs of this size also suit a spot beside a seat, where bare timber shows around the edges.
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.
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.
Pale wool shows marks sooner than a dark rug, so deal with spills on this light grey super Kazak rug straight away.
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 light grey super Kazak 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.
Browse more Kazak Rugs, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about Caucasian and Kazak rugs.
