A typical all-over design. In the last decade there have begun to appear some very interesting village rugs from Pakistan made with vegetable dyes and handspun wool. Most of these rugs are woven by Afghans in the area between Peshawar and Islamabad. At their best, these pieces use excellent handspun Afghan wool. Persian designs like Herez and Mahal are most often used.
Most pieces are geometric in design, but a few are more curvilinear and floral in effect.
Because madder and indigo dyes are used, colors usually include rusty red, navy and medium blue, and yellow-green. There is usually a good supply of vegetable-dyed village rugs like these in stock. For information about village rugs like these in Caucasian design, go to Weaving in The Caucasus .