What can I expect from a vintage Revival Rug? What materials and dyes are used?Updated 10 days ago

Not all vintage rugs are created equally. We carefully curate our one-of-a-kind collection to ensure that you’re getting a quality vintage piece that’s aged beautifully and retained its durability. Your rug merited our selection, and we think you’ll love it as much as we do.

The vintage rugs that we select are entirely woven by hand. Our knotted rugs with a pile are hand-knotted onto the handwoven foundation. This means that an experienced weaver has inserted the wool strands into the foundation of the rug (an intersection of the handwoven “warp” and “weft” threads) and tied each knot by hand. The warp strings at the end of the loom are what create the fringe, which signals the integrity of the rug. Together, the knots form the pile of the rug. Slight variations in the weave lend to the rug’s authenticity and uniqueness. This tedious process also ensures that the knots are secure and the quality is closely monitored by the weaver at all times.

Most of our vintage pieces also use 100% handspun wool because we love its durability and texture. The process of hand-spinning wool prevents the wool fibers from breaking and also allows the fibers to retain their natural lanolin oil which gives the rug some protection from staining. Unlike machine-spun wool, handspun wool is also less uniform, creating a gentle color gradation when the wool is dyed. This imparts depth, a sense of authenticity, and unique character to the color palette. Our Turkish pieces are doubly secured using the Turkish double-knot. Some of our collections have undergone a second dyeing process which can utilize synthetic and natural dyes. We can confirm that any dyes used are always AZO-free and are lab-tested for safety.