The open design of this rug is highlighted by strong bands of stepped pyramid figures. Shown here with beige background and shades of brick red, terra cotta, ivory and soft mocha.
The Pendleton Classic Collection is drawn from Pendleton and other historic blanket designs.
The rugs are produced using the hand-tufted process. The carpet design is drawn onto a piece of cotton fabric and the wool pile is inserted into the fabric using a hand held yarn gun. Once the pile is in place, the back of the rug is latexed and a heavy, durable backing secured. We shear the pile of our rugs low to improve the clarity of the design.
We use high quality long fiber New Zealand wool and color fast Swiss Chrome dyes, which are consistent from dye lot to dye lot. The bold patterns and warm blending of color are sure to enhance any style home from southwestern adobe to mountain and lodge to ranch and rustic.
MATERIALS
Wool Yarn: Our high quality long fiber New Zealand wool is:
- Scoured - cleaned of excess lanolin and foreign materials,
- Carded – combed to align the fibers, and;
- Spun – formed into yarn.
Handspun yarn has varying diameter along its length, which takes dye unequally and produces a “nubby” or textured look in the finished rug. This variation in dye absorption yields a pleasant color gradation across the rug that cannot be achieved using machine-spun wool.
Machine spun yarn has uniform diameter, which takes dye evenly and produces an even color and smooth finish.
Dyes: Swiss Chrome Dyes
