7'11" x 10' Chobi Oriental Rug | Vegetable Dyed Ivory All-Over Floral | Hand-Knotted Wool

This is a brand new, never used Chobi rug measuring 7'11" x 10", hand-knotted in wool on a cotton foundation with a soft 3/8" pile. Chobi is the modern collector's answer to the old Sultanabad and Oushak room rugs: classical drawing, a naturally dyed palette that has already been softened at the dye pot rather than by decades of sun, and a weave tight enough to hold fine vine work. Photograph 6 shows the reverse with a ruler laid across the back, where the knot rows read clean and even from selvage to selvage, and the ivory fringe in photograph 5 is the continuation of the warps rather than an applied trim. Every rug we sell ships with a certificate of authenticity confirming that it is genuinely hand-knotted, along with its measurements, materials and origin. As a true 8 by 10, it is one of the easiest sizes to place, which is why we keep 8x10 hand-knotted rugs in constant stock.

Design and Motifs

The field carries a classic all-over floral design with no central medallion, so the pattern reads evenly from every side of the room and furniture can sit anywhere on it without cutting the composition in half. Large fan-shaped palmettes anchor the layout at regular intervals, linked by a thin tracery of vines that loops across the ivory ground and is best seen in the close-up, photograph 4. Between the palmettes sit 8 petal rosettes, small cypress-like leaf sprays, serrated saz leaves and tight rows of buds, each one outlined in a darker shade so the drawing keeps its edge against the pale ground. The main border is broad and confident, filled with alternating floral cartouches and upright bouquets separated by leaf clusters, and it is framed on both sides by narrow reciprocal guard stripes in rust and brown. The 4 corners resolve cleanly, with the border motif turning without being cramped or cut, which is a sign of a drawn cartoon rather than an improvised one.

The Vegetable Dyed Ivory and Light Brown Palette

The ground is a warm ivory, closer to unbleached cream and oatmeal than to a cold white, and it shifts gently with the light because the wool takes the dye at slightly different rates from strand to strand. Against it the drawing is carried mostly in light brown: camel, tobacco, caramel and a dusty tan that turns almost gold in the palmette centers. Supporting shades appear in small quantities and keep the rug from going flat, including a muted sage green in the leaf work, a soft terracotta rust in the guard stripes and rosette hearts, and a smoky blue grey used for outlines and a few flower cores. The border reads a shade deeper than the field, a honeyed olive-tan that frames the ivory without introducing a hard dark line. Nothing here is loud. This is a quiet, layered neutral that sits comfortably with oak floors, linen upholstery and warm white walls, which is exactly why decorators keep coming back to ivory and beige area rugs in this size.

Made in India: Chobi Weaving and Quality

This rug was hand-knotted in India, which is now where most of the world's best contemporary hand-knotted work is produced, and we say that without hedging. The Chobi tradition, whose name refers to dyes drawn from plant matter, was developed for exactly this kind of piece: handspun wool, natural dye baths, and old classical cartoons rewoven for modern interiors. The weavers set a moderate knot count on a cotton foundation, which is the right choice for a design of this scale, since the pattern relies on generous palmettes and clear vine work rather than on miniature detail. The wool is dense underfoot, the 3/8" pile has been evenly sheared, and the side cords and fringe finish are tidy on all 4 sides. If you are weighing this against a Persian piece, our guide on the difference between an Oriental rug and a Persian one explains where each tradition earns its price.