Momeni
Twine Woven Stripes Handcrafted Rug See Available Sizes
Twine Woven Stripes Handcrafted Rug is a rectangular flat-woven area rug with a light beige base and dark gray horizontal stripes. It is handcrafted in India from a wool and viscose blend with a cotton backing, featuring a 0.75-inch (2 cm) pile height. Available in multiple sizes, this rug is suitable for residential use; a rug pad is recommended beneath it for added safety.
- Material
- Wool and viscose, Cotton back
- Style
- casual, handmade, rustic
- Category
- Home & Garden > Decor > Rugs
Specifications
Hand-woven rug with chunky braiding in a wool and viscose blend, offering plush comfort and casual elegance.
Handmade in India, cotton back, pile height 0.75 inches, rug pad recommended for safety.
- Material
- Wool and viscose, Cotton back
- Secondary
- viscose, cotton
- Style
- casual, handmade, rustic
- Occasion
- everyday, homewear
- Gender
- unisex
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Home & Garden > Decor > Rugs
Additional Attributes
- hand-woven
- handmade in India
- wool and viscose blend
- cotton back
- pile height 0.75 in
- rug pad recommended
- artisanal methods
- slight imperfections normal
- chunky braiding
- slightly textured stripes
Product Insights
The Momeni Twine Woven Stripes Handcrafted Rug is a hand-woven Indian rug at 1198 CAD whose identity rests on construction and fibre rather than knot density: a wool face over a cotton warp and weft, built in the standard Indian carpet manner with a cotton back that holds the braid flat instead of rippling, woven over roughly a weaver's month, then hand-washed, sun-dried, stretched and sheared, all within a supply chain monitored for fair wages, ethical practice and dye-house water quality under Label STEP. Its 0.75-inch chunky braided pile is a tactile, three-dimensional surface with a contemporary stripe pattern that meets the foot as raised rows and channels rather than a flat sheared plane, and the wool-and-viscose blend is what defines both its appeal and its limits: the viscose contributes a silk-like sheen and a cooler, smoother hand-feel than all wool, but it is also the moisture-hungry fraction that absorbs liquid, up to 13% of its weight, and marks first when a spill lands, even as the wool resists dirt and light stains. That sheen is why stripe colour appears to shift with viewing angle and room light and why light and dark patches in the pile are directional shading rather than soiling, damage or a mis-dyed panel — an effect a buyer manages by vacuuming in straight lines rather than circles to even the pile shading. The same qualities shape where it belongs: best in low- to medium-traffic rooms such as bedrooms, because the wool-viscose pile can crush and show wear in high-traffic zones, a tradeoff already softened by the hand-woven variation that lets traffic wear blend into the texture instead of surfacing as a distinct worn path. Artisanal character is part of the specification — slight imperfections are normal, occasional sprouting yarn ends may surface months in and should be clipped flush at pile height rather than treated as defects, and finishing leaves surfaces varying slightly rug to rug. The cotton back adds stability, not grip, so anti-slip friction comes from a recommended rug pad. Hand-woven in India on imported wool prized for softness and luster, the rug is sized practically, with 150X245CM running under a sofa's front legs and 245X305CM holding an entire seating group, and priced without volume incentive: the larger size costs the same per square metre as the smaller, and Patterned Grey and Patterned White cost the same in both sizes.
Verified claims
- Underfoot comfort
- The 0.75-inch braided pile meets the foot as raised rows with channels, not a flat sheared pile.
- Texture
- The chunky braided hand-woven weave creates a tactile, three-dimensional surface with a contemporary stripe pattern.
- Material content
- Wool and viscose blend — the viscose adds a silk-like sheen and a cooler hand-feel than all wool.
- Stain and moisture
- Wool resists dirt and light stains, but a spill marks the moisture-hungry viscose first.
- Pile shading
- Light and dark patches in the pile are directional shading, not soiling or wear.
- Durability
- Traffic wear blends into the hand-woven braided texture instead of showing a distinct worn path.
- Traffic suitability
- Best for low- to medium-traffic rooms like bedrooms; the wool-viscose pile can crush and show wear in high-traffic zones.
- Colour shift
- Stripe colour shifts with viewing angle and room light — viscose sheen, not a mis-dyed panel
- Hand feel
- The viscose fraction gives a cooler, smoother hand-feel than all-wool, better suited to bedrooms than boot traffic
- Stain behaviour
- Wool resists dirt and light stains while the viscose absorbs liquid and marks first
- Wear blending
- Hand-woven variation lets traffic wear blend into the texture instead of showing as a distinct path
- Sprouting yarns
- Occasional sprouting yarn ends can surface months in and should be clipped flush, not treated as a defect
- Moisture resistance
- Wool resists dirt and light stains; viscose absorbs spills, up to 13% of its weight.
- Sprouting yarn
- Clip sprouting wool ends flush at pile height; they are not defects.
- Vacuuming
- Vacuum in straight lines, not circles, to even out the pile shading.
- Rug pad
- The cotton back adds stability, not grip; the recommended rug pad supplies the anti-slip friction.
- Spill care
- Wool resists dirt and light stains; the viscose marks first from liquid.
- Artisanal character
- Slight imperfections are normal; hand-weaving takes a month, not a machine's hour.
- Colour variation
- Viscose sheen shifts the stripe colour with the light; pile shading, not damage.
- Origin
- Hand-woven in India; construction and fibre, not knot density, define its quality.
- Fibre sourcing
- Woven in India on imported wool prized for its softness and luster.
- Backing
- Wool face over a cotton back — the standard Indian structure, with cotton holding the rug flat.
- Finishing
- Each rug is hand-washed, sun-dried, stretched and sheared, so surfaces vary slightly.
- Supply chain
- Handmade in India within a supply chain covered by fair-wage and ethical-practice monitoring.
- Cotton back
- Cotton back is the rug's structural foundation, keeping the braid flat rather than rippling.
- Spill resistance
- Wool resists dirt and light stains, but the viscose half absorbs spills first.
- Size
- The 150X245CM size runs under a sofa's front legs; the 245X305CM holds an entire seating group.
- Value
- The 245X305CM costs the same per square metre as the smaller 150X245CM — no volume discount.
- Labor standards
- Hand-woven in India, a trade Label STEP monitors for fair wages and ethical practice.
- Environmental practices
- Water-quality testing at Indian dye houses is a standard Label STEP audit criterion.
- Craftsmanship
- Hand-woven over a weaver's month, then hand-washed, sun-dried and sheared.
- Construction
- A wool face over a cotton warp and weft — the standard Indian carpet build.
Product record
- Title
- Twine Woven Stripes Handcrafted Rug See Available Sizes
- Brand
- Momeni
- Price
- 1198 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Buying Guide
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Adding cozy comfort and texture to a living space
This hand-woven Momeni rug, with chunky braiding in a wool and viscose blend, is intended to bring plush comfort underfoot and a cozy, inviting feel to a room. Its slightly textured stripes are described as complementing a room's decor, and the maker notes that slight imperfections are normal for its artisanal construction. A rug pad is recommended for greater safety.[1]
Product comparison
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| Twine Woven Stripes Handcrafted Rug See Available Sizes: Choose this if you want a hand-woven wool and viscose rug with chunky braiding and slightly textured stripes that the merchant positions as ideal for a cozy, inviting space. It is handmade in India with a 0.75 inch (2 cm) pile height, a cotton back, and comes in Patterned Grey or Patterned White in two sizes: 150 x 245 cm and 245 x 305 cm. A rug pad is recommended for greater safety, and as an artisanal piece its slight imperfections are normal and, per the merchant, contribute to its charm.[1] | Abbott Zigzag Stripes Pure Wool Rug See Available Sizes: Choose this if you want a vintage Kilim-inspired look in a modern, multicolor zigzag stripe, with a low 0.5 inch (1.25 cm) tufted pile in 100% pure wool that is resilient and resistant to shedding. It is handmade in India in 152 x 245 cm and 245 x 305 cm rectangular sizes, with a narrow diamond-motif border and a woven backing. As with artisanally made rugs, slight imperfections are normal, and a rug pad is recommended for greater safety.[2,3,4] | Canyon Linear Pattern Pure Wool Rug See Available Sizes: Choose this if you want a nature-inspired, rectangular area rug hand-loomed in India from 100 percent plush wool, with a sculpted high/low carved pile (1.75 inches, or 4 cm) that adds dimensional texture to modern, rustic, or transitional interiors. It comes in Off White and Chocolate/Espresso colorways in two sizes (152 by 245 cm and 245 by 305 cm). Note that as an artisanal handmade piece, slight imperfections are considered normal, and a rug pad is recommended for greater safety.[5,6] |
Image Analysis
1 images- 01
Product
Rectangular flat-woven rug with a light beige woven field and evenly spaced thin dark gray horizontal stripes running full width; visible woven texture and narrow stitched edge.
- Overall shapeRectangular rug shown flat with corners visible and edges parallel to image borders.
1 region
x 0.02 · y 0.02 · w 0.96 · h 0.96 (high) - Surface textureCoarse woven twine texture visible across the rug surface, with individual woven rows creating a slightly ribbed horizontal pattern.
1 region
x 0.05 · y 0.05 · w 0.90 · h 0.90 (high) - Stripe patternThin dark gray horizontal stripes run across the full width of the rug at regular vertical intervals; stripes are narrow and slightly irregular due to weave.
9 regions
x 0.03 · y 0.06 · w 0.94 · h 0.02 (high); x 0.03 · y 0.16 · w 0.94 · h 0.02 (high); x 0.03 · y 0.26 · w 0.94 · h 0.02 (high); x 0.03 · y 0.36 · w 0.94 · h 0.02 (high); x 0.03 · y 0.46 · w 0.94 · h 0.02 (high); x 0.03 · y 0.56 · w 0.94 · h 0.02 (high); x 0.03 · y 0.66 · w 0.94 · h 0.02 (high); x 0.03 · y 0.76 · w 0.94 · h 0.02 (high); x 0.03 · y 0.86 · w 0.94 · h 0.02 (high) - Edge finishNarrow stitched or bound edge visible along the perimeter in a slightly lighter tone than the stripes, forming a thin border around the rug.
4 regions
x 0.02 · y 0.02 · w 0.96 · h 0.02 (medium); x 0.02 · y 0.96 · w 0.96 · h 0.02 (medium); x 0.02 · y 0.02 · w 0.02 · h 0.96 (medium); x 0.96 · y 0.02 · w 0.02 · h 0.96 (medium)
Other
Top-down studio shot of the rug centered on a plain white background with a subtle drop shadow; even frontal lighting with minimal glare.
- Shot compositionRug photographed flat from above, centered in frame with small white margin on all sides.
- Background and shadowWhite background with a faint soft shadow around the rug perimeter indicating studio lighting.
- LightingEven diffuse lighting that minimizes strong highlights and shows woven texture clearly.
Colors
light beige· field#E9D6BEdark gray· horizontal stripes- Overall shapeRectangular rug shown flat with corners visible and edges parallel to image borders.
Variants
4 SKUs| SKU | Title | Price | Avail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4472155 | Twine Woven Stripes Handcrafted Rug See Available Sizes - Patterned Grey - 150x245cm | CA$1,198.00 | Yes |
| 4472158 | Twine Woven Stripes Handcrafted Rug See Available Sizes - Patterned Grey - 245x305cm | CA$2,348.00 | Yes |
| 4472156 | Twine Woven Stripes Handcrafted Rug See Available Sizes - Patterned White - 150x245cm | CA$1,198.00 | Yes |
| 4472159 | Twine Woven Stripes Handcrafted Rug See Available Sizes - Patterned White - 245x305cm | CA$2,348.00 | Yes |