Red Hossein Abad Runner
This Red Hossein Abad Runner is a long, narrow runner from Iran, made from wool. Its deep red field is covered with small motifs in navy and cream, inside a navy border with cream and red sprigs. The exact size can be confirmed in the showroom.
The design up close
The field of this Red Hossein Abad Runner is a deep red ground covered by rows of small motifs. Each motif is a little rosette or lozenge in dark red, navy and cream, and the rows are spaced evenly, so the pattern reads as a fine, close texture from end to end.
A narrow cream dotted line runs inside the navy border, close to the edge of the field, and it outlines the field on all four sides. The dotted line keeps the red ground contained, so the motifs stay within a clear frame.
The outer border is navy, with small cream and red sprigs and spotted motifs spaced along it. Its dark tone frames the red field and keeps the runner from looking too bright, while the cream spots pick up the light from the rest of the room.
Where this Red Hossein Abad Runner comes from
A Persian rug is woven in Iran, and Persian rug and Persian carpet mean the same thing. The term covers rugs with very different designs, so the name tells you where a rug was woven rather than how it looks.
Seeing a runner in person shows its colour more clearly than a photograph, especially the depth of the red.
How this Red Hossein Abad Runner is made
This runner is made from wool. Every rug in this collection was hand knotted in Iran, one knot at a time on a loom, and a runner this long is built up row by row until the field is complete.
Turn the runner over to see how the rows are worked into the back. The small irregularities that hand knotting leaves are easiest to see there, across the rows of motifs in the field.
Sizing this Red Hossein Abad Runner
The size of this runner can be confirmed in the showroom at 307 Penshurst St, North Willoughby, where you can lay it along a hallway floor to judge the fit. Its long, narrow shape suits a hallway, and this red hossein abad runner is well suited to a passage with timber or tile floors.
A deep red runner like this one works well with neutral walls and timber floors. Ask us to measure it against your hallway before you decide, so the runner leaves an even margin of floor at each end.
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 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 like wool in 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 Hossein Abad 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.
