"The Sheepwalk" 14" x 24" Hand-Made 98% Wool 2% Sari Silk Rug 14" x 24" by Taryn Kail

Hand-Made Rug. No Frame.

This original 14" x 24" rug / wall hanging is designed and hand-crafted by Taryn Kail, a fiber artist based in Helotes, Texas. It is called The Sheepwalk and is named for the ranch / mill where the yarn was sourced. 

The yarn is placed loop-by-loop and does not use glue - the packing tension of the yarn holds everything in place very well and this piece can be walked on / used as a rug for many decades without crushing. It is not, however, puppy proof and if you pull a loop hard enough it will unravel.  

PLEASE NOTE that this rug is sculpted with varying lengths of yarn and would be a better wall hanging than a rug, but would serve either purpose. 

This rug / wall hanging was punched on monk’s cloth with multiple sizes of the Oxford Punch Needle. It is made with a technique called sculpting where multiple sizes of loops were punched and some loops were cut and sculpted to achieve a three dimensional artwork. 

The wool is raised, sheered, milled and hand-dyed at The Sheepwalk Ranch in Bandera, Texas. 

Cleaning: Spot clean as needed with wool-friendly cleaner. Always test a patch before using a substance on the whole piece - wool tends to be very stain resistant and naturally water proof. This piece is scrub-able but since it is wool please avoid agitating the surface too much or the wool will become felt. Do not machine wash or put this into a dryer.