Rust and Silver Geometric Rug
The Sienna Stitch rug is a rust and silver geometric rug, made in India from wool and silk and measuring 360 x 273 cm. That is 9.8 square metres of floor.
The design up close
The ground is a warm rust, close to terracotta, covered in small silver-white marks. The marks are arranged in bands, and each band has its own repeating pattern: rows of tiny squares, crosses, short dashes with a stem, and strips that look like a checkerboard. From a distance the bands blend into a fine, dotted texture.
Where the rust is darkest it takes on a deeper brown, and in other areas it lightens towards copper, so the surface has a soft, cloudy variation. A short cream fringe finishes the end, and the reverse repeats the same rust and silver colours.
This is a geometric rug at heart, though the small scale of the pattern keeps it quiet. It is a good modern rug for rooms with timber, cream or grey, where the rust gives one strong colour without a loud design.
Indian weaving and this rug
India has a long rug weaving tradition, with centres including Agra and the Bhadohi and Mirzapur area of Uttar Pradesh. Indian workshops weave many modern and abstract designs, often to order, in a wide range of colours and sizes. This one is a modern geometric design. Wool is the most common pile, and some rugs mix wool with other fibres, as this one does.
How this rust and silver geometric rug is made
This rug is made in India from wool and silk. Wool is hard wearing, springy and matte. Silk is blended in with it. If you plan to put the rug in a busy hallway or an entry, ask us in the showroom how the two fibres will wear.
Sizing it for your room
The rug measures 360 x 273 cm, or 9.8 square metres, which is a large rug for a living room, a main bedroom or a dining room. Under a queen bed, which is 153 cm wide, it leaves 60 cm on each side. Under a king bed, which is 183 cm wide, it leaves 45 cm on each side.
In a living room, a three-seat sofa about 2.2 m wide sits on it with 70 cm to spare at each end. Under a 240 x 100 cm dining table that seats eight, it leaves 60 cm past each end and 86.5 cm along each side.
Looking after your rust and silver geometric rug
Vacuum it on a suction-only setting, or with the beater bar switched off, so the brush does not pull at the pile. 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 10 am to 4:30 pm, to see this rust and silver geometric 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.
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