Bay of Fires
Hand-knotted wool rug
$5,600
Undyed superfine merino scattered with lichen orange, after the granite boulders of the east coast.
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- Free delivery anywhere in Australia
- A 30% deposit holds a made-to-order rug
- Repairs for the life of the rug
Details and sizes
- Construction
- Hand-knotted wool rug
- Pile
- 14 mm
- Knot count
- 80 knots a square inch
- Wool
- Tasmanian superfine merino
- Colour
- Undyed wool, with orange from lichen and onion skin
- Warp
- Undyed cotton
Delivery and returns
200 × 300 cm ready to ship, leaving the workshop within five working days. Made-to-order sizes take about 14 weeks. Every rug is delivered free across Australia, rolled and wrapped in cotton.
Ready-to-ship rugs can be returned within 30 days. Made-to-order rugs are knotted for you, so order a sample first. Delivery and returns
Care
Vacuum without the beater bar, and turn the rug every six months so it wears evenly. Blot spills straight away with cold water. Full care guide
Bay of Fires drawn to scale in your room
Choose a room and a size to see how much floor the rug covers, and which legs sit on it.
How every Bay of Fires rug is made
About 14 weeks from fleece to finished rug, most of it knot by knot on the loom.
Spun
Midlands merino spun to a firm, even yarn.
Dyed
Undyed wool, with orange from lichen and onion skin.
Knotted
80 knots a square inch, tied by two weavers.
Washed
Washed in rainwater and dried on the rail outside.
In a living room by the window
Bay of Fires at 200 × 300 cm, in ivory with lichen orange. Deep enough to sit on, firm enough to take a sofa.
Try it in another roomFrom the loom
Bay of Fires starts undyed. We only add the orange where the lichen would grow, so the flecks land a little differently on every rug, the way they do on the rocks.
Isla BrennanHead weaver, fourth generation
Meet the weaversCompare the four rugs
 |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | Hand-knotted | Hand-knotted | Hand-knotted | Flatweave |
| Pile | 14 mm | 8 and 16 mm, carved | 10 mm | Flat and reversible |
| Knot count | 80 a square inch | 80 a square inch | 100 a square inch | Woven, not knotted |
| Best for | Living rooms and bedrooms | Dining and living rooms | Living rooms and reading rooms | Dining rooms, halls and studies |
| Made in | 14 weeks | 16 weeks | 16 weeks | 8 weeks |
| 200 × 300 cm | $5,600 | $6,400 | $6,900 | $3,100 |
How it arrives
- Rolled, never foldedPile in, around a cardboard core, so it lies flat within a day.
- Wrapped in cottonUndyed cotton and paper tape, with no plastic.
- A care card and a labelSigned by the weavers, with the knot count and the dye lot.
Reviews
4.9
From 312 verified owners
Six months in and it still stops people at the door. The orange flecks are softer in person than in photographs, which we prefer.
Claire M.Launceston, 200 × 300 cm
Verified owner, August 2026
We waited fourteen weeks and would wait again. It arrived with a card signed by both weavers and the dye lot written on the back.
Tom and Priya R.Fitzroy, 250 × 350 cm
Verified owner, July 2026
Thick, dense and quiet underfoot. It has changed the whole room, and the wool feels better every week.
Hannah B.Mosman, 160 × 230 cm
Verified owner, June 2026
Shed a little for the first month, as the card said it would, then settled. A rug we will keep for the rest of our lives.
Daniel K.New Farm, 200 × 300 cm
Verified owner, May 2026
Reviews and ratings on this concept store are written for the demonstration.
Questions about Bay of Fires
How long does Bay of Fires take to make?
About 14 weeks from your order. The 200 × 300 cm size is kept ready to ship and leaves within five working days.
Will my rug look exactly like the photographs?
Close, but never exactly. Plant dyes shift a little from pot to pot, so the colour bands, and the placement of any flecks, differ slightly on every rug.
Will it shed?
A little, for the first few months, as loose fibres from the shearing work out. Vacuum on a low setting without the beater bar.
Can I have a different size or colour?
Yes. Any of our rugs can be made from 60 to 400 cm either way, in up to three of our twelve plant dyes. The custom rug page shows the price as you choose.
Do I need an underlay?
On a hard floor, yes. The felt underlay is cut to the size of your rug, stops it moving and adds cushioning.
- Made to order
- Knotted or woven for you in 8 to 16 weeks, with one size of each rug kept ready to ship.
- Free delivery
- Rolled, wrapped and delivered free anywhere in Australia.
- Wool samples
- A 20 cm square of any rug for $15, taken off your rug.
- Repairs for life
- Send it home to Ross for re-binding, re-fringing or a clean.
