Bremhaus Quantock Flatweave Jute Area Rug

Hand-flatweave from jute, so it stays flat under furniture and foot traffic. There is no backing, so it stays flexible and light; a rug pad is worth adding.

• Material: Jute
• Construction: Hand-flatweave
• Backing: None, use a rug pad
• Indoor use
• Size: Rectangle 9' x 13'

• Chunky, nubby texture

  Thick ropes of jute weave into a nubby, substantial texture with real dimension, not a flat printed surface. The tone runs wheat to tan with natural variation fiber to fiber, so no two strands look quite the same.

• No pattern, no two alike

  There is no printed pattern and no border beyond the woven edge, so the texture and the natural color variation in the fiber are the whole design. Small irregularities and the occasional loose end come from the handmade weave, not from a defect.

• Vacuum gently, never soak

  Vacuum regularly on a low-power setting, working from a few different angles to lift dust out of the weave without pulling at it. Trim any loose thread with scissors instead of tugging, since pulling can unravel the weave further. Blot a spill right away; never soak it, since jute holds water and is slow to dry.

• Jute, hand flatwoven

  This rug is jute, a natural plant fiber, hand woven flat rather than tufted or knotted into a pile. There is no cut pile to crush or mat down: the texture comes from the thickness of the weave itself, and small knots or slubs are part of the fiber, not a flaw.

• A pad is not optional

  There is no backing on this weave, so a rug pad is not optional the way it might be on a backed rug: without one, the jute can slip on a hard floor and wear faster at the edges. A pad also adds a layer of cushion, since there is no pile here to soften the underfoot feel.

• Loose fibers are normal

  Natural fiber rugs like this can shed a few loose fibers and show small knots at first; that is normal variation in the material, not a defect, and it settles down with the first few vacuum passes. Being flatwoven rather than piled, there is no plush pile to flatten, though a hand woven piece can arrive with a slight fold that relaxes once it lies flat on the floor.

• One size, 9 by 13

  This weave comes in one size, 9 feet by 13 feet, sized to hold an entire seating area rather than sit as a small accent. In a dining room, measure so there is enough rug to leave every chair's legs on it even pulled out; in a bedroom, center it so the weave extends past both sides of the bed.

• Built for daily traffic

  The gallery shows this rug anchoring a living room under a coffee table, a bedroom in front of the bed, a dining room under a round table and chairs, an entryway console, and a home office under a desk. It is rated for indoor use only, and the tight flatweave construction holds up well to that kind of daily traffic.

• The rug only, one size

  What arrives is the rug alone, in the single 9 by 13 foot size: a rug pad is not included, and neither is any of the furniture staged around it in the photos. Because it is handmade, the finished piece can vary slightly in size from rug to rug, not cut to an exact machine tolerance.

Good to know

• Use 9′ × 13′ where one rug should hold an entire seating area together.
• For dining, measure with chairs pulled out and keep every chair on the 9′ × 13′.
• In a bedroom, center 9′ × 13′ so the weave extends along both sides.