I ordered and received this rug very quickly.  I had been looking for a rug with these colors, in a large size at least 10x14, and within a reasonable price range.  It warmed up my living room and anchored all of my neutral furniture.  There are nice, muted colors throughout to pull from when accessorizing your room as well including blue, green, yellow, and a rust color.  There is no light ivory color really.  When I first vacuumed the rug, I did not notice any significant shedding that others commented on.  Two days later, I realized my vacuum was not sucking very well and lo and behold, it was plugged up with the tiny wool fibers.  I have vacuumed it 3 times and have had full vacuum chambers needing emptying each time.  I have a large 12x15 rug thought, so hopefully, this will slow down with each additional vacuum!  It is not the softest rug, but more prickly like wool.  Great rug-I would purchase again and I don't think you will be disappointed if you choose to buy this.