HAND-KNOTTED FASHION FOR FLOORS
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PURE or COMBINATIONS OF:
GENUINE CHINESE SILK
NEW ZEALAND WOOL
HIMALAYAN WOOL
CACTUS
JUTE.
NOTHING ELSE
RUG COLLECTIONS
ORDER
OUR HANDMADE RUGS ARE PRICED PER SQUARE METRE. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR PRICING AND MAKING AN ORDER, OR PLEASE FILL OUT ANY OF THE ENQUIRY FORMS NEXT TO THE RUG YOU ARE INTERESTED IN.
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SPECIAL
FOR SPECIAL DESIGNS OR FOR MADE TO MEASURE, PLEASE CONTACT US.
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DELIVERY
WE DELIVER WORLDWIDE AND THIS IS FREE OF CHARGE IN 2025. A FEE WILL APPLY IF LOCATION IS REMOTE FROM MAJOR TRANSPORT HUBS.
IN DUBLIN, LONDON, PARIS, COTE D’AZUR, COSTA DEL SOL, WE OFFER A WHITE GLOVE FITTING SERVICE WITH PLACEMENT OF YOUR NEW RUG INTO A SPACE, UNDER FURNITURE, AT A CHARGE OF 250€. WE HOPE TO OFFER THIS SERVICE IN OTHER LOCATIONS SOON.
SLOW FASHION
EXPERT CRAFTSPEOPLE WEAVE OUR DESIGNS BY HAND IN NEPAL USING THE TRADITIONAL TIBETAN KNOT.
IT TAKES SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 11 AND 25 WEEKS TO HAND WEAVE A JEFF AIRD RUG.
THE CRAFTSPEOPLE DESERVE HUGE CREDIT FOR THEIR WORK.
WE USE ONLY THE FINEST, NATURAL FIBRES: WORM-SPUN CHINESE SILK, HIMALAYAN AND NEW ZEALAND WOOL, JUTE, CACTUS.
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NO HANDLOOMS, NO MECHANICAL LOOMS. NO HAND TUFTING.
NO MACHINES.
NO BAMBOO SILK. NO VISCOSE. NO ART SILK.
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WEAVERS HAND KNOT A RUG HORIZONTALLY - LEFT TO RIGHT OR VICE-VERSA - ALONG TAUGHT VERTICAL COTTON STRANDS, MAINTAINING PRECISION AND CONSISTENCY IN THE DESIGN… continue below.
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A WEIGHTED COMB-LIKE IMPLEMENT - A CHAKESE - IS THEN USED TO COMPACT THE KNOTS TOGETHER.
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A WEAVER FOLLOWS THOUSANDS OF TINY POINTS MAPPED ONTO A LIFE-SIZE DRAWING OF A RUG DESIGN, SWITCHING BETWEEN DIFFERENT COLOURED YARNS OF SILK OR WOOL ACCORDING TO THE DESIGN.
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PRIOR TO WEAVING, THE WOOL OR SILK MUST BE PROCURED, CLEANED, COMBED, DYED AND SPUN INTO YARNS.
GOODWEAVE
INTERNATIONAL
GOODWEAVE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION HEADQUARTERED IN WASHINGTON DC WITH AFFILIATE OFFICES AND MONITORING TEAMS IN WEAVING COMMUNITIES OF INDIA AND NEPAL.
THEY CONDUCT DEEP SUPPLY CHAIN MAPPING, INSPECTIONS AND MONITORING FOR PARTICIPATING GOODWEAVE-LICENCED RUG WEAVING HOUSES, WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, TO CHECK THAT NO UNDERAGE WORKERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSPORTING OR PRODUCING MATERIALS; IN THE WEAVING ITSELF; OR IN ANY OF THE FINISHING PROCESSES.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO SOURCE FROM AND WORK WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY, TO ENSURE THAT THE HARDWORKING WOMEN AND MEN WHO MAKE OUR RUGS ARE BEING TREATED FAIRLY ALONG THE CHAIN OF PRODUCTION.
THIS MEANS FAIR WAGES AND GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS… AND THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE GOING TO SCHOOL, INSTEAD OF WORKING ALONGSIDE THEM, WHICH HAPPENS ALL TOO OFTEN IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRIES.
WORKING WITH GOODWEAVE-LICENCED SUPPLIERS AND WEAVERS HELPS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PARTIES ARE BEING MONITORED AND ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GOODWEAVE STANDARD AND PROGRESS PRINCIPLES.
WE HAVE CAREFULLY CHOSEN AND PARTNERED WITH A GOODWEAVE-LICENCED PRODUCTION TEAM DURING IN-PERSON VISITS IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
JEFF AIRD HAS BEEN VISITING AND WORKING WITH THIS WEAVING TEAM SINCE 2014.
NOT ONLY ARE THEY MANAGED ETHICALLY; THEIR LEVEL OF CRAFTSMANSHIP IS OF THE VERY HIGHEST STANDARD.
JEFF AIRD RUGS ARE GOODWEAVE CERTIFIED. VISIT HERE.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT GOODWEAVE IN GENERAL HERE
