Hand-knotted Hereke Oriental Rug in Silk, 130 × 79 cm

Roughly 976,000 knots tied by hand into 1.03 m² — a Hereke rug, 130 × 79 cm. What makes a piece read as Hereke is the fineness of the drawing rather than any single motif. The stated density is 900,000-999,999 knots/sqm — an extremely fine weave, at the upper end of what a hand loom can hold. Pile 100% silk,, warp 100% silk. Silk both in the pile and through the foundation, so the whole rug catches light rather than only the pattern. Small enough (130 × 79 cm) to place where the weave can be seen from close up. Proportion 1.65:1. This is the only example of this rug; when it is gone the size and drawing do not repeat.