Najaf Rugs

Handmade rugs & textiles sourced handmade rugs, thoughtfully curated since 2000. Crafted with care, from our home to yours.

Explore our collection and shop online. Najaf Rugs & Textiles specialises in handmade rugs as well as universal designs/rugs including cushion covers, bed spreed, wall hangings, silk rugs, shawls etc.

08/09/2026

These were made for a life on the move 🐪

Handwoven by nomadic communities in Afghanistan to carry food, tools, and belongings across long journeys, these vintage saddle bags were built to be both beautiful and practical. The bold tribal geometry was never drawn out. It was carried in memory and tied in by hand, which is why no two are ever the same.

Handmade objects with real provenance, honest materials, and bold tribal geometry belong in a considered home. Draped over a chair, hung on a wall, or repurposed as a cushion, each one brings history into the room with it.

You can shop these in our Textiles & Treasures collection: https://www.najaf.com.au/collections/textiles-treasures

04/09/2026

Our cushion cover collection brings together three distinct handmade traditions 🛋️

💠 The Faryab Kilim: Hand-woven in Faryab, northern Afghanistan from 100% wool. Bold stripes, simple motifs, tribal geometry and the beautiful irregularities that come from a weaver working entirely by hand.

🌷 The Suzani: Made from vintage Uzbek Suzani textiles, hand-embroidered on cotton and newly constructed into cushion form. The embroidery you see is original, stitched by hand in Uzbekistan and softly faded with age.

🐏 The Kohi: The same hand-woven Ghazni wool as our Kohi rugs. The pile is high, the texture is dense, and the softness is the kind you feel before you fully see it. Each one newly constructed with its own pattern and character. No two alike.

Shop these and more handmade textiles in our Textiles & Treasures collection via the link in our bio ✨

💠 The Faryab Kilim: Hand-woven in Faryab, northern Afghanistan from 100% wool. Bold stripes, simple motifs, tribal geometry and the beautiful irregularities that come from a weaver working entirely by hand.

🌷 The Suzani: Made from vintage Uzbek Suzani textiles, hand-embroidered on cotton and newly constructed into cushion form. The embroidery you see is original, stitched by hand in Uzbekistan and softly faded with age.

🐏 The Kohi: The same hand-woven Ghazni wool as our Kohi rugs. The pile is high, the texture is dense, and the softness is the kind you feel before you fully see it. Each one newly constructed with its own pattern and character. No two alike.

Vintage Suzani textile, newly constructed into a cushion cover.

Shop these and more handmade textiles in our Textiles & Treasures collection via the link in our bio ✨

02/09/2026

Kinda chic to own a vintage rug ✨

31/08/2026

Not every rug labelled "handmade" is handmade. Hand tufted, hand loom, machine printed. These are not the same thing, and the difference matters when it comes to the longevity and quality of what you are bringing into your home. It is what separates a rug you replace in one year from one that outlives you.

A genuinely handmade rug is hand-knotted or hand-woven. Every knot tied individually by hand. No gun, no machine, no shortcut. The pile sits differently, the wool behaves differently, and the rug lasts a completely different amount of time.

27/08/2026

The Caucasus, the mountainous region stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, has one of the oldest and most distinctive rug weaving traditions in the world. The rugs that come from this region are immediately recognisable. Bold geometry, confident structure, and a use of pattern that leaves nothing to chance.

This vintage Karabagh is a strong example of exactly that. A deep charcoal field, bold geometric medallions in rose, pink, and warm camel, and borders carrying as much visual weight as the field itself.

Hand-knotted from wool on a cotton foundation.

⭐️ 259 x 120 cm (8'6" x 3'11")
🏷️ SKU: NR-0213

The colours have already settled with age. One of a kind. Find it on our website najaf.com.au

25/08/2026

Bold tribal geometry. Soft shaggy pile. These ones speak for themselves ☺️

21/08/2026

The pile of a hand-knotted rug is not a surface. It is a structure.

Each tuft you see is the end of an individual knot, tied by hand onto the warp and trimmed to an even height. The density of those knots is what gives the pile its weight, its resilience, and extreme softness underfoot.

Run your hands across the pile. We guarantee you’ll feel the difference 🤎

19/08/2026

Our latest Vintage Tribal Saddle Bags 🐫

Originally made by nomadic tribes to carry belongings across the land. Hand-woven, geometric, and built with the kind of intention that does not go out of style.

On a wall, draped over a chair, or as a standalone object in a considered space. These work anywhere and mean something wherever they land.

⚜️ Available on our website | najaf.com.au

17/08/2026

Every rug in this reel was hand-knotted by a weaver. Every one is one of a kind. Every one is available now.

Browse the full collection at www.najaf.com.au or sign up to our email list via the link in bio to be the first to know when new pieces land 🌷

15/08/2026

This is Najaf’s favourite style of rug. The Elephant’s Foot gul, a large bold octagonal medallion repeated in rows across the field, is one of the most iconic motifs in all of Central Asian weaving. The Ersari tribe has made it their own for generations.

What makes this particular piece rare is the colour. Turkmen rugs are known for their deep, saturated madder reds. This one was woven differently. A softer, dustier red with warm cream and whispers of teal running through each gul, a truly unique colour-way.

Over 100 years old. One of a kind. And in Najaf’s words, exactly his kind of rug ❤️

Available on our website now | najaf.com.au
🏷️ SKU: NR-1541

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http://najaf.com.au/

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