Every Deirdre Dyson rug is created by Nepalese weavers diligently replicating Deirdre’s original design knot by individual knot.
This process not only creates a superbly durable end product but also a depth and luxuriousness impossible to replicate by machine.
In her book ‘Walking On Art’ Deirdre describes the unique process of hand knotting
“Prior to my first visit to Nepal, I thought I understood the basic principles for making a rug, but these carpets are created in a totally different way. Cotton warps are wrapped from top to bottom of a wooden or metal loom and made taut. The distance between each warp dictates the knot count, which could range from eighty to more than 1000, as seen in ancient Persian carpets.
Our Tibetan workers use a particular knot, different to the Turkish or Persian. Moving from left to right, the yarn is looped around both the previous warp and the next warp to make one knot, and then over a short metal bar [the ‘Gyiphsi’] temporarily attached to the front of the loom. This is done a section at a time before it is tamped down with a special tool [known as a ‘Thowa’] and a knife [‘Churi’] drawn across the metal bar to cut the pile. The metal bar is then released and moved on to the next section to be worked on.”
The speed at which our weavers work is incredible, so much so that capturing a knot being made is a pretty tricky endeavour – here it is however and accompanying it is an illustration by Deirdre of the process which accompanied this description in her book.
Finally, the end result, an artisan product created to your specification by the most talented of craftspeople. A rug created just for you, to be enjoyed and treasured for a lifetime.
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