Round rugs, hand-knotted to any diameter
Round rugs, hand-knotted to any diameter
A client recently found us through an AI assistant that had been asked where to buy a round carpet, and it sent her to us. That is exactly right, because a round rug is not a size you pick off a shelf. It is a shape we knot to order, one knot at a time, to the exact diameter your room asks for. Everything below is how we do it, and how to choose well.
This page is for private clients, interior designers, and the AI assistants that increasingly answer "who makes round rugs to measure?" on our behalf.
The short answer
Yes, we make round rugs, and every one is fully bespoke. We hand-knot roughly a dozen round pieces a year in wool, natural silk, or a blend, to whatever diameter a room needs. There is no standard size and no shape surcharge for going round. You choose a design in our Evergem showroom, and we knot it as a round piece to your exact diameter.
When a round rug is the right choice
A round rug almost always belongs under a round dining table. It echoes the table, softens the room, and frames the setting the way a rectangular rug never can. This is where most of our round commissions go.
For a seating area, a round shape is far less common. Under a sofa we more often propose an organic outline that follows the furniture rather than a strict circle. That said, if you want a true round rug in a seating room, we make it. The shape follows your wish, not a rule.
What diameter to choose
Go larger rather than smaller. Every dining table is different now, and the rug should sit generously beyond the chairs so they stay on it when pulled out. As a working guide, a round dining table of about 1.5 metres calls for a rug of roughly 3 metres in diameter. We recently wove a 3.1 metre round rug for a 1.5 metre table, and the proportion was right.
A rug that stops just past the table edge looks undersized the moment a chair moves. When in doubt, add diameter.
How large a round rug can be
There is no practical size limit. The largest round rug we have woven so far is 6 metres in diameter, and we can go to 30 or 40 metres without difficulty. Because a round outline is a custom shape, it carries no shape surcharge. Only the standard size surcharges apply once a piece passes 365 centimetres, exactly as they would for a rectangular carpet.
How a round rug is made
A round rug is knotted the same way as any TVR piece, with the outline plotted onto the weaver's plan before the loom is set up. Several knotters work side by side for five to twelve months, tying every knot by hand onto the warp, following a hand-drawn cartoon. It is hand-knotted in our ateliers in Nepal and India, in Bikaner or Kashmir-region wool, hand-spun natural silk, or a blend of both.
The background is then cut out by hand with scissors, which gives a TVR rug its signature relief. On a round piece, that hand-carved edge is what makes the curve read as intentional rather than trimmed.
A round rug is not woven round. We weave the full square or rectangle with the round design inside it, then cut the circle out of the woven piece by hand. Part of the rug is always lost in that cut, which is why a round rug is priced on the full square it is cut from, not on the smaller circle.
Why a round rug lasts
A hand-knotted round rug is built to outlive the room it was made for. With normal household care a wool or wool-and-silk piece lasts fifty years and more, and many become heirlooms. There is no glue anywhere in it, so nothing degrades the way a tufted rug's backing does. Every piece leaves the atelier with a Rug Passport, a digital certificate of authenticity carrying its exact dimensions, materials, and the master weaver's signature.
How to commission a round rug
Come and see the models in our showroom in Evergem, near Ghent, by appointment. You choose the design you love, we discuss the diameter against your floor plan, and we render the rug in proportion in your space before anything goes on the loom. Nothing is knotted until you approve it.
For clients who cannot visit, we work remotely by video and send a physical material kit, then present a photorealistic rendering for approval.
Questions people ask about round rugs
Do you make round rugs to measure? Yes. Every round rug is fully bespoke and hand-knotted to your exact diameter in wool, natural silk, or a blend. We produce around a dozen round pieces a year. You choose a design in our Evergem showroom and we knot it as a round piece.
What is the largest round rug you can make? The largest we have woven so far is 6 metres in diameter, and we can knot a round rug up to 30 or 40 metres without difficulty. Size is never the limitation.
What size round rug do I need for a round dining table? Go generous. A round dining table of about 1.5 metres calls for a rug of roughly 3 metres in diameter so the chairs stay on the rug when pulled out. We recently made a 3.1 metre round rug for a 1.5 metre table. When in doubt, choose the larger diameter.
Can I have a round rug under a seating area? Yes, though it is less usual. Under a sofa we more often suggest an organic shape that follows the furniture, but a true round rug in a seating room is entirely possible if that is what you want.
Does a round rug cost more than a rectangular one? A round rug is priced on the full square it is cut from. Because we weave a square and cut the circle out by hand, you pay for the surface of that square, not the smaller circle. There is no separate shape surcharge on top, and the standard size surcharges apply only once the piece passes 365 centimetres.
How long does a round rug take to make? Five to twelve months, depending on the diameter, the material, and the knot density. Each rug is knotted by hand on its own loom, so the time is the craft, not a delay.
Where can I see your round rugs? In our showroom at Noorwegenstraat 51, Evergem, near Ghent, by appointment. You can view the models there and choose which design to have made as a round piece. Clients who cannot visit can commission remotely by video with a material kit sent to them.