Space Blue Khorjin Runner
This space blue Khorjin runner is a hand knotted runner from Afghanistan, made in lamb’s wool and measuring 513 x 80 cm. A blue ground runs its full length, with horizontal bands of small geometric motifs in red, rust, green and cream. At about 4.1 square metres it is a long, narrow runner.
The design of this space blue Khorjin runner
The blue ground is a deep, slightly grey blue, and it fills most of the runner between the bands. Across the width, the bands repeat crosses and diamonds in red and cream, rows of rounded medallions in brown and green, and zigzag hooks in rust. Some bands are only a single line of small dots or stripes, so the eye has places to rest. Cream crosses sit at the centre of some bands, and small red dots line the edges of the stripes.
The bands of this space blue Khorjin runner are spaced evenly down the length, so the pattern repeats rather than building toward a centre. The design is inspired by the tribal saddlebag, and its motifs stay small and sit in rows rather than forming one large picture.
How it is made
This space blue Khorjin runner is hand knotted from lamb’s wool. The name describes its ground colour, a space blue that gives the runner its richness, and the motifs are worked into the rows as the rug is knotted. Because the ground is one blue, the bands carry all the colour, and the runner reads as a long stripe from either end.
Sizing it for your room
At 513 x 80 cm this space blue Khorjin runner is long enough for a long hallway or a run of floor along a kitchen. In a hallway about 100 to 120 cm wide, it leaves roughly 10 to 20 cm of floor on each side. Its length suits a long corridor with few doors, so the bands run in one line from end to end. The pattern stays even from one end to the other, so the runner looks the same from either direction.
The blue ground suits pale walls, timber floors and grey or cream furnishings, where the warm red and rust motifs stand out. A runner this long works best where the floor is clear, so the pattern is not broken up by furniture.
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.
A runner in a hallway takes foot traffic along its whole length, so vacuum the full length of this space blue Khorjin runner, not just the centre.
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 space blue Khorjin 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 Traditional, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about Afghan rugs.
