1500 Reed Rugs, woven to be inherited
The finest we carry. At 4500 knots the pattern stops looking woven and starts looking drawn, and the rug becomes something you buy once and hand on.
Close enough to hand-woven to argue about
Kneel on a 1500 and the weave disappears. Petals carry shading rather than outline, a single vine holds three colours across its length, and the border motifs keep their detail at a size where a coarser rug would give up and blur. This is the grade that makes people who did not think they cared about rugs go quiet for a moment.
Our 1500 stock is deliberately restrained in colour: pale sage, ivory, oyster, soft taupe and stone. There is a reason for that. A rug at this density is doing so much work in pattern that a loud palette fights it, and quiet grounds are what let the detail read. They also happen to be the easiest colours to live with in a formal Melbourne room.
Every 1500 reed rug we have in
18 pieces, photographed on the showroom floor in Dandenong rather than in a studio. Tap any one to see the weave up close.
Rooms this grade was made for
The formal lounge
A room that gets used properly a few times a year deserves the piece you would show a guest.
An entry hall
The first floor anyone stands on. Fine detail at close range is exactly where a 1500 wins.
A rug given, not just bought
Weddings, new homes and dowry pieces. This is the grade that gets chosen when it has to last.
Not sure this is your grade?
Reeds count the threads across a rug's width and density counts the weave down its length. Higher means finer detail and a longer life — it does not always mean the right rug for your room.
1500 reeds, questions we get asked
Honestly, it depends where it is going. In a formal room, an entry, or anywhere people stand close to it, yes — the detail is visible and the pile feels denser underfoot. In a busy family room seen mostly from the sofa, a 1200 gives you most of the look for less. We would rather sell you the right one than the dearest one.
No, and this is the most common worry we hear. A higher knot count means a denser, more tightly packed pile, which is more resilient than a loose weave, not less. What it asks for is the same care any good rug wants: an underlay, a gentle vacuum, and sunlight kept in check.
Please do. We keep all three grades on the floor in Dandenong for exactly this reason, and the difference is far easier to feel with a hand than to argue on a screen. Come in any day of the week and we will roll them out.
Because at 4500 knots the pattern carries the room on its own. Pale sage, ivory and taupe grounds let that detail read, where a saturated field would swallow it. If you want a bold colour at heirloom density, tell us and we will source it.
Feel the difference for yourself
A 1500 is very hard to judge from a photograph. Come and put a hand on one in Dandenong — no pressure, and the tea is on.