Handwoven Small Kilim Afghanistan (2x3) - 002

Handwoven Small Kilim Afghanistan (2x3) - 002Handwoven wool Kilim rug from Turkmen artisans of the Mazir Sharif region in Afghanistan. These rugs are a traditional technique with geometric designs and motifs, and are both durable and reversible. With a 'no waste' approach to weaving, the women incorporate pieces of yarn scraps from other weaving work to create these rugs. Rug weaving and farming are the only means rural women have to earn an income. This collection comes to us from the same

The elegant gossamer curtains have an intricate hand stitched appliqué pattern on a light organic cotton fabric

Size: 21" T x 13" W top opening 6

Master weavers work in additional weft threads to create the striped and blocky patterns

The rhythmic ‘clack clack clack’ of the loom provided the soundscape

please allow for slight variations on color and size

We will try our best to accommodate

Front patchwork has shiny silk pieces in teal

its flying is like human dreams

The writing is charcoal on heathered white/light grey background

Handmade block printed curtain

The asymmetrical pattern of large and small sunflowers is created with a mud resist technique called Dabu using natural dyes

Wool throw from Zapotec artisans in Oaxaca