Crewel Embroidered Carpet with Floral Design, 4 x 6 feet / 122 x 183 cm

Crewel embroidered carpets are handmade with wool or silk yarn on cotton fabric. The designs range from floral patterns to animal and human forms traced by a designer, while the craftsman embroiders with two-ply or three-ply woollen/silken yarn. Crewel embroidered rugs are used both as floor covering and wall hanging.