SOLD Striped Runner Grey Black handwoven Turkish Runner 104×274

Description

Striped Runner Grey Black

This is a Turkish caput kilim runner, handwoven by the gypsy culture in South Central Turkey.

It has a colourful striped pattern in multi colours together with grey and black.

Its striped pattern and texture gives it a contemporary look and feel to it.

It is handmade with mixed materials of cotton and goat hair and the latter gives it a slight rough feel to it. It sits well on the floor yet has a flexible handle and as such underlay might be recommended depending on the flooring underneath.  For high quality underlay, pls click here.

This flat-woven striped nomadic Turkish runner is appealing to a wide variety of projects and interiors, from contemporary homes to Scandinavian, bohemian, Kinfolk and more ethnic interiors. Please also note the exceptional beautiful fringes, on one end only, with 100% goat hair.

This striped kilim would work also in a kitchen area, hallway or  landing or a space that has more footfall and traffic and therefore needs to be  hardwearing and durable. It would also work well behind a bed or as children’s rug or in a boys room.

This striped caput kilim is about 40-50 years old and is in very good condition.

Maintaining and caring for your carpet

This Turkish kilim rug in slate grey is flat woven, hardwearing and durable. Its grey and darker striped colour palette makes it low in maintenance. It is best to vacuum it on a lower setting and make sure you also do the reverse now and then as just as much dust accumulates there, as on the front. Furthermore, it is sensible to give your rug a good shake outside every couple of months.

Caput kilims

Caput kilim rugs have a tribal folkloristic character but in the same time the absence of borders or any kind of motif makes them different: they are generally colourful yet with a simple striped design and hardwearing texture.

The making of a caput kilim is largely associated with the Turkish gypsy culture. They are made by women for domestic purposes, life was spend on the floor, upon which various coverings where being laid to serve as bedding, blankets, table sofa, or protection against the stony ground.

Gypsies are known for their travelling lifestyle but unlike the traditional nomads they do not have reds and wide lands. Their economy is based on ‘commercial nomadism’ selling their craft products in exchange for the products they need.

The gypsies making these sort of kilims live in South Central Turkey. As this area has a Mediterranean climate with hot summers and wet winters, it is  ideal for cotton production. As such, cotton is predominantly used in the making of these kilims. They often add goat hair to the kilims as well, to make them more water resistant. goat hair has the quality to expand with water an this makes that water cannot get through. This quality of water resistance is important for the gypsies as they often use these kilims as covers or to blankets.

Portable looms

The making of a caput kilim is done on a portable loom that can be rolled up and packed on to an animal for migration and re-erected when they reach their new destination. This means it only allows you to weave long narrow strips which are then cut into parts and sewn together to make larger pieces to serve as coverings for various domestic purposes.

Delivery and returns 

Your online order will be dispatched with UPS within 5 working days. Worldwide shipping is available with no extra charges to EU after Brexit. You will receive a tracking number once your rug is on its way with a link to track your order.

If you are unhappy about your purchase, for whatever reason, you can return your item within 2 days of receiving your order for a full refund, minus postage costs.