Red Gharajeh Runner
This Red Gharajeh Runner is a hand woven runner from Iran, measuring 435 x 80 cm, or about 3.5 square metres. A brick red field carries a row of hexagonal and star shaped medallions down its length, framed by a dark border with small triangular motifs.
The design up close
Medallions run down the centre of this Red Gharajeh Runner, alternating between hexagons and eight pointed stars. The hexagons are cream and ivory with a dark centre, and the stars are built from cream, navy and rust petals. Small flowers and leaves fill the ground between them.
Between the medallions the ground is busy with small red and rust motifs, so the field reads as one warm texture. Smaller stars and rosettes in cream and dark red fill the gaps, and the larger medallions stay easy to follow along the whole length.
The border is dark brown and navy. Its outer edge carries a row of small triangles, and an inner band of stepped motifs separates it from the red field. The dark border makes the field stand out, so the medallions read clearly even from the end of the runner.
Where this Red Gharajeh Runner comes from
A Persian rug is woven in Iran. Persian rug and Persian carpet mean the same thing, and the term covers rugs with very different designs, from medallions to all over patterns.
Runners like this one are long and narrow, so the medallions are spaced along the length rather than gathered around a centre. That layout is what makes a runner work in a passage, where the eye follows the design from one end to the other.
How this Red Gharajeh Runner is made
This runner is hand woven in wool. The wool is spun before the weaving begins, and the weaving is done by hand, row by row, so each medallion is built up from the design one row at a time.
Turn it over to see how the pattern is worked into the back, where the rows of each medallion are easiest to follow.
Sizing this Red Gharajeh Runner
At 435 x 80 cm, this red gharajeh runner suits a long hallway, a kitchen galley or the floor beside a bed. Its length of about 4.35 m needs a hallway of at least that length to look settled, with floor showing at each end.
For the width, a hallway about 100 to 120 cm wide leaves 10 to 20 cm of floor on each side of the runner. The deep red suits timber floors and neutral walls, and the dark border keeps the runner from looking busy against bare boards.
Looking after your rug
Vacuum it on a suction-only setting, or with the beater bar switched off, so the brush does not catch on the weave. Turn it around every six to twelve months so foot traffic wears 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 runner sliding on timber or tiles, which matters most on a hallway floor. Moths favour dark, quiet spots, so vacuum the floor beneath the runner often and lift it 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 red gharajeh runner 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 Persian Rugs, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about Persian carpets.
