Afghan Chobi Rug 9x12 · Hand-Knotted WoolAfghan Chobi Rug 9x12 | Rust, Blue & Gold | Hand-Knotted Wool

A classic, revived

A classic floral style. Chobi rugs carry large, airy floral designs, palmettes and curling vines in soft madder reds and ivory, a look that has been loved in European and American homes since the late 1800s.

Revived in Afghanistan. Weavers in Afghanistan brought the style back as Chobi, meaning “woody” in Dari, after its warm, earthy tones. The wool is hand-spun and dyed with plant dyes, and the finished rug is washed and laid in the sun to mellow its colors. Sultani, meaning “royal”, is the name given to the finest of them.

Your rug. This 9x12 Chobi rug was woven by hand, one knot at a time. No other rug in the world is exactly like it.

Made by hand, in a family home

This rug was woven on a loom inside a family’s own home, most often by women, one knot at a time. A rug this size takes four to six months to weave, which means steady income for a family in a country where paying work is scarce. We buy directly from weaving families and workshops we know, with no factories and no middlemen.

• Wool: sheared, washed and combed, then spun into yarn, much of it by hand.
• Dye: dyed in small batches, so every rug has gentle color shifts (abrash).
• Weaving: knotted by hand from a pattern or from memory, row after row.
• Finishing: beaten, sheared, singed, washed, stretched and dried by hand.

Read how our rugs are made

Rugistan® was founded in 2021 by Shams Frough. He served five years alongside U.S. forces as an interpreter in his native Afghanistan, then made Chicago home, where he put himself through college and is still studying today.

Shams and his wife run Rugistan® together, with showrooms in Evanston and Chicago. He still travels to the weaving regions himself and buys most of our rugs in person, from the families and workshops who make them. That's how we keep our prices fair. We also clean and repair handmade rugs.