Arts & Crafts by William Morris 16x10 rug diamond shaped guls on a

diamond shaped guls on a violet field

Cleaning is also easier due to a protective layer that pushes dirt up and resists staining

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

due to their repeating symmetrical patterns

There are earlier references to carpets being woven in France before the seventeenth century

Arts & Crafts by William Morris 16x10 rug diamond shaped guls on aThis beautiful pure wool rug has been inspired by the famous 19th century British textile designer William Morris. The trellis motif is a traditional element and can be found in designs from all periods but Morris took the motif and made it his own. He simplified the trellis into perfect squares, sketched in some lines simulating woodgrain without suggesting depth, added some climbing roses and bluebirds, and created a classic.