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HAND-KNOTTED
ETHAN ALLEN?
THAN YOU KNOW.
Depending on the size of the rug, i t will take months to complete;
a ver y large rug might take up to a year.
When his work is done, the rug is handed of f for f inishing: the back is scorched
to remove a layer of sof t wool fuzz. Nex t i t ’s soaked, scrubbed, r insed and scraped
clean wi th wood paddles called “poorahs.” Then i t ’s lef t to dr y again in the sun – the
lus ter that sun-dr ying gives this wool can’ t be duplicated any other way. Finally,
another craf t sman shears the rug, cut ting i t s pile by hand.
From the hear t of India to the hear t of your home, now your handcraf ted,
hand-knot ted wool rug is ready to provide a li fetime of comfor t and beaut y.