Desert Sunrise persian-pattern with natural dyes

with natural dyes

All sizes are made to order

Hand Knotted India

these distinctive rugs display a lovely high-low texture

Circa late 19th Century

Desert Sunrise persian-pattern with natural dyesThis collection is created through a joint venture between a Salt Lake rug company and a cooperative of Tibetan refugees in Katmandu, Nepal. The raw wool is brought into Nepal from Tibet, where sheep live at high altitudes in extreme conditions that result in some of the finest wool in the world. Rich in lanolin, this wool boasts very strong fibers. Once in Nepal, the wool is washed and hand spun. After the wool is dyed, the rugs are hand knotted on