I seriously doubt that this rug is hand woven. It has cheap written all over it. The white parts are much whiter than in the photo which I don't like because I wanted off white. In addition, it doesn't want to lay flat and it's been over a week since we unpackaged it and put it down. It's stiff and crunchy on the back. It's OK but I'm certainly not in love with it. It's a hard to find size that works the our space.