Handwoven Wool Kilim Runner Afghanistan (2x6) - K0449

Handwoven Wool Kilim Runner Afghanistan (2x6) - K0449Handwoven 100% wool dense flat weave Kilim rug from Turkmen artisans of Afghanistan. These rugs are a traditional technique with geometric designs and are 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. Since the Taliban took control of the country, rug weaving and farming are the only means rural women have to earn an income. This collection comes

Back and piping on a light taupe

Purchased from a business with a focus on social and economic development

This group works to improve the livelihoods in one of Kenya's most marginalized counties by developing and sharing reforestation techniques

made on a backstrap loom with merino wool and alpaca by artisans

Pillow repurposed from a vintage banjara bag

This piece was woven on a traditional backstrap loom by Cirila Aragón Cortés from the Cozamalotl Collective in Hueyepan

and fortitude

These durable 100% felted wool rugs

providing context and rare insight into what textile work means as a living heritage of the Quechua people

From House of Ammu

This one-of-a-kind rug is made by one of the talented artisans of Multicolores

Each went through the hands of 14 women and provided around 8 hours of work