Red Bijar Rug
This red Bijar rug is hand knotted in Iran and measures 305 x 200 cm, or about 6.1 square metres. A large stepped hexagonal medallion in deep red and cream sits on a red field of small diamonds, inside a bright red border.
The design up close
The medallion has three layers. A cream band forms the outer edge, a deep red ring with stepped sides sits inside it, and the centre is a pale grey-blue hexagon filled with tiny repeating flowers. Small hooked pendants mark the top and bottom of the inner ring, and both ends of the cream band push out into a short square tab.
Around the medallion, the red field is covered in close rows of small diamonds and flowers in cream, black and soft blue. Because the pattern is so fine, this red Bijar rug reads as one warm red from across the room, and the detail only shows up close.
The border is a brighter red, with a row of octagonal shapes in blue, green, yellow and brown, linked by small hooks and dots. A narrow lavender stripe with a cream chain pattern sits between the border and the field, and cream fringe finishes both ends.
Iranian weaving
A Persian rug is made one knot at a time on a loom, and a room-size piece can take a weaver many months. That is why no two are alike. Every rug in our Persian collection was hand knotted in Iran.
How a red Bijar rug is made
As a hand knotted rug, it was made in Iran. Each knot is tied by hand on a loom, row after row, and the pile is trimmed level when the weaving is finished. The tight rows of small diamonds in the field carry the small differences in spacing and tone that hand knotting leaves.
Colour in your room
This red Bijar rug is a traditional rug in warm red with cream and a touch of blue, and it works well with timber floors, cream or white walls, and furniture in tan leather, charcoal or navy. The pale hexagon at the centre lightens the middle of the room, and the cream band around it stops the red from feeling heavy.
Sizing it for your room
At 305 x 200 cm this red Bijar rug covers about 6.1 square metres. A three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m sits on it with roughly 42 cm of rug showing past each end, and a pair of armchairs can rest their front legs on it as well.
Under a six-seat dining table of about 180 x 90 cm it leaves 62 cm at each end and 55 cm along each side, and under an eight-seat table of about 240 x 100 cm it leaves 32 cm at each end and 50 cm along each side, so the chairs sit mostly on the rug.
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.
See it before you buy
Visit our showroom at 307 Penshurst St, North Willoughby, open every day from 10 am to 4:30 pm, to see this red bijar rug in person. If you would rather judge it in your own room, with your own light and furniture, book a home trial and we will bring a selection to you.
Browse more Traditional rugs, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about Persian carpets.
