Hamadan Runner

Hamadan Runner has a brick-red field covered with small repeating flowers and leaves in ivory and indigo, the kind of all-over design found on village rugs from western Iran. It is hand-knotted at 90 knots per square inch in wool, with a firm pile that stands up to heavy traffic in a hall or on a landing. Because the pattern repeats rather than building to a centre, it looks complete at any length and there is no medallion to line up with a door. It comes in 2½ × 8, 2½ × 10 and 2½ × 12 ft.

Knotted in Bhadohi, where long runners are woven on narrow looms kept just for them. The weaver works from a short repeat on the cartoon, reading the same few rows again and again as the runner grows, and checks the width at every repeat so the edges stay straight over the full length.

In India: dispatched in 2–4 working days and delivered by courier in 3–5 days. Delivery is free on orders over ₹20,000. Cash on delivery is available on orders up to ₹1,00,000: pay 25% online when you order and the rest to the courier.

Worldwide: express courier to the US, UK, UAE, Europe and 40+ countries, usually 6–10 days after dispatch. Shipping is charged by weight and size, and is free on orders over $2,500 to most countries. Import duties and taxes are paid to the courier on delivery. How duties work

Returns: tell us within 14 days of delivery and send the rug back unused, rolled in its original wrapping. Read the returns policy

Every hand-knotted rug comes with a certificate of authenticity that records its design, size, materials, where it was woven and its knot count: 90 knots per square inch.

Hand-knotted rugs are made one at a time, so the size, the colour and the edges can differ slightly from the photographs. That is the mark of the hand, not a fault.