Ghoum Millefleurs Carpet flatweave Hand-knotted with Senneh knots (asymmetric)

Hand-knotted with Senneh knots (asymmetric)

in the Sundarbans

This is due to the direction that its wool pile (nap) is facing

when you are standing in the opposite direction of its pile

Ghoum Millefleurs Carpet flatweave Hand-knotted with Senneh knots (asymmetric)The finishing of this carpet was done using centuries old traditional techniques. Once its laborious hand knotting was completed, it was rolled and entirely submerged in a sanitizing bath where its fibers fully absorbed all cleaning liquid. After which it was laid flat on the ground where a team of cleaners used wooden oar like paddles to push the water through its fibers and draw out impurities. Oar strokes were done in sync to prevent the carpet