Kelp
Hand-knotted wool and silk rug
$6,900
Sea green wool waves with silk along each crest, after the kelp forests off Bruny Island.
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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 and silk rug
- Pile
- 10 mm
- Knot count
- 100 knots a square inch
- Wool
- Tasmanian superfine merino, with silk
- Colour
- Indigo over weld and eucalyptus, with undyed silk
- Warp
- Undyed cotton
Delivery and returns
Made-to-order sizes take about 16 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
Kelp 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 Kelp rug is made
About 16 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
Indigo over weld and eucalyptus, with undyed silk.
Knotted
100 knots a square inch, tied by two weavers.
Washed
Washed in rainwater and dried on the rail outside.
In a reading room by the water
Kelp at 200 × 300 cm, in sea green and teal. Deep enough to sit on, firm enough to take a sofa.
Try it in another roomFrom the loom
Kelp has silk laid into the wool along each crest, so the waves catch the light as you walk past. It takes the longest of all our rugs, and it is the one people stop to touch.
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
5.0
From 98 verified owners
The silk along the waves is something else at dusk. Worth every week of the wait.
Ellen G.Kingston Beach, 200 × 300 cm
Verified owner, August 2026
Our reading room finally feels finished. The green is deep and changes with the weather outside.
Ravi S.Byron Bay, 250 × 350 cm
Verified owner, June 2026
The softest rug we have owned. Order the sample first: the colour is richer than any screen shows.
Anna P.Cottesloe, 160 × 230 cm
Verified owner, March 2026
Reviews and ratings on this concept store are written for the demonstration.
Questions about Kelp
How long does Kelp take to make?
About 16 weeks from your order.
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.
