About EarthWeave — origin, workshops and ethos

Story • From loom to living room

A quieter ground for daily life

EarthWeave began with a simple belief: floors should feel honest. We pair natural fibres with repairable finishes so homes stay calm through monsoon dinners, winter mornings and everything in between.

In early workshops we learned from patient hands — how twist shapes durability, how a bound edge fades from view, how a heather field lets furniture speak. Those lessons became our rhythm: source traceably, weave thoughtfully, finish lightly.

“Make the ground quiet and the room will follow.”

Today we still choose small batches over noise. It means transparent timelines, real photos in real light, and materials that grow more familiar with each season.

  • Archived wooden loom with soft light
    Where it started: a wooden loom and patient rhythm
  • EarthWeave team in a small studio space
    Small studio, big listening
  • Hands guiding yarn bundles
    Hands first, then tools

India • Regions & skills

Our workshop constellation

From coir coasts to wool highlands, our network stays small and traceable. We publish partners, finishes and care notes so you can choose with clarity.

Map of India with highlighted craft regions
Traceable clusters, published yearly

Shared standards, local pace

We co-write specs with each workshop — pile height, backing, edge — and leave room for the maker’s cadence. The result reads the same across regions: quiet textures that hold up under Indian light and traffic.

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Shuttle and comb tools on a loom bench
Simple tools, consistent results
Earth dye bowls in clay with ladles
Mineral tones, low VOC

Principles • What guides us

People & Ethos

Craft first, material honesty, and clear aftercare — simple ideas that scale.

We slow down where it matters: twist, tension, finish. Each affects how a rug wears, how it sounds and how it feels under bare feet. We document these in plain language so your choice is confident, not guesswork.

Portrait of a weaver smiling by the loom
Anita — master weaver, Rajasthan
Portrait of a designer reviewing swatches
Ravi — design lead, Mumbai

Process • Step by step

Craft Timeline

From warp setup to gentle finish — five small decisions that shape comfort, sound and care for years.

  1. Warp setup

    Even tension means even wear. We pre-check every beam for slippage to stop future ripples.

  2. Twist choice

    Mid twist balances softness with pill resistance — our default for social rooms.

  3. Weave & density

    Flat for airy corridors, tighter picks for plush calm under a coffee table.

  4. Edge work

    Binding for tidy lines; serge to melt edges; fringe for relaxed rooms away from doors.

  5. Finish & rest

    Low-VOC wash sets fibres. We let pieces rest a day before final inspection.

Hands aligning warp threads on a loom beam
Aligned warp = stable surface
Close view of a bound edge on a rug
Bound edge for everyday traffic

Lab • Honest behaviour

Material Lab

We test fibres for feel, care and seasonal fit — then translate numbers into clear advice.

Close micro shot of wool fibres
Wool

Springy, self-cleaning, calms echo.

Natural jute strands braided
Jute

Flat, quick-dry, perfect for corridors & balconies.

Bamboo reeds prepared for weaving
Bamboo

Cool hand, wipes clean, stays fresh in humid months.

Service • Repair, not replace

Aftercare Promise

We’ll help your rug age well — from frayed edges to pad refresh.

Free edge repair (2 years)

Send photos, we assess and arrange pickup. Bound and serged edges are reworked to original spec.

Pad refresh credit

Trade in a compressed pad for a credit on a fresh felt or latex-grip base, cut to size.

Care hotline

Real humans, clear steps — spills, sun fade, door clearance, rotation schedules.

Repair bench with binding tapes and tools
Edges reworked to original spec
Stack of fresh felt pads cut to size
Felt & latex-grip pads, cut clean

Team • Hands at work

People in Motion

A quiet choreography — measuring, binding, checking — so your floors feel effortless.

  • Two people laying a rug and aligning edges
    Lay & align
  • Trimming a bound edge with careful hands
    Trim & bind
  • Quality check under daylight
    Daylight check

Notes • How we choose

Design Notes

Why our rooms feel calm — small principles we return to on every project.

Start from the floor

A rug is a field, not a shout. We set the room’s rhythm with a plain or heather base, then layer pattern sparingly — herringbone in long rooms, stripes where you want length.

Sightlines beat walls

Furniture lines guide size more honestly than walls. We centre on the main conversation line and leave doors free; the space breathes and movement stays natural.

Acoustics are design

Mid-frequency reflections make rooms feel busy. Wool piles reduce that edge so voices soften and glass or metal reads warmer. It’s comfort you hear, not just see.

  • Rotate quarterly to share sunlight.
  • Pad shy of edge by 1–2 cm for a tidy line.
  • Bind one tone darker than your floor to “disappear”.
Moodboard with swatches, oak chips and notes
Moodboard — base first, accents later

Detail • Framing the field

Edge Gallery

Three finishes, three moods — all chosen to step out of the spotlight once placed.

Binding edge close-up
Binding — tailored & tidy
Serge edge close-up
Serge — melts into the pile
Fringe detail in undyed wool
Fringe — relaxed, best away from doors

Acoustics • Footfall calm

Sound Maps

Wool pile hushes clink and chatter; flatweaves keep doors happy. Toggle scenes to see our go-to pairings for daily noise without heavy carpets.

Acoustic map overlays in a living room
Living: heather wool + felt pad
  • Pile 10–12 mm: trims mid-frequency reflections.
  • Pad shy 1–2 cm: tidy edge, better grip.
  • Plain field: calms visuals so voices read warmer.

Transparency • Small batches

Our Supply Pledge

Publish partners, test finishes, stand by repair. Simple promises you can check.

  • Traceable clusters: coir, wool, bamboo, cotton.
  • Low-VOC finishes: oils and water-based backings only.
  • Repair first: edges reworked to spec before we suggest replace.
  • Seasonal tests: colourfastness in Indian light, humid fit.

We update this ledger every season and keep photos real — no render tricks.

Certification sheet on recycled paper
Third-party checks, published yearly
Open ledger with fibre and finish notes
Fibre & finish ledger

Service • Real outcomes

Field Repairs

Small fixes that add years: a clean edge, a fresh pad, a calmer footfall.

Frayed rug edge before repair
Fray — before
Rug edge after binding repair
After — bound & tidy
Fresh felt pad swapped in under a rug
Pad swap — grip & cushion
  1. Assess: photos + size → quote & pickup slot.
  2. Repair: match edge thread & tension; re-bind if needed.
  3. Return: fresh pad cut shy of edge; care card included.

People • Learning loop

Community & Training

We invest in skills before scale: workshops teach, apprentices shadow, standards travel. Quiet floors begin with confident hands.

  1. On-loom clinics

    Monthly sessions on twist, density and edge work — less pilling, cleaner lines.

  2. Apprentice shadowing

    New hands pair with leads for full cycles, from warp to final wash.

  3. Safety & ergonomics

    Bench height, wrist breaks, proper shears: comfort makes better craft.

Group workshop around a loom, taking notes
Workshop notes at the loom
Apprentice watching a lead weaver closely
Apprentice with lead weaver

Rhythm • Work modes

Studio Focus

We design to a tempo. Switch the mood — the room follows.

Studio desk with swatches and notes
Swatches, not screens
  • Low hum — dense pile + felt pad; clink gets softer.
  • Quiet grids — heather plains where notes and sketches pop.
  • Doorway calm — runner catches grit, keeps movement fluid.
Headphones on a wooden bench beside rug samples
Sound is part of design

Dispatch • Neat & safe

Packaging & Shipping

Clean edges arrive clean. Simple materials, clear labels, trackable routes.

  1. Inspect — daylight QC, lint off, edge check.
  2. Pack — kraft wrap + corner guards, no solvents.
  3. Dispatch — label, scan, route test, notify.
Kraft rolls and corner guards

Kraft wrap & guards

Recyclable wrap, no tapes on rug fibres. Guards save the edge line.

Close view of shipping label on box

Clear labels

Scan-friendly and weather-proof. You get tracking at dispatch.

Mentions • Independent words

Press & Mentions

Small features, field-tested advice — no glossy tricks.

Magazine feature photo of a calm living room
“Calm floors that host well” — Habitat

Habitat

On choosing a plain field first, then accents that matter.

Studio corner with swatches on a wall
“Material honesty over spectacle” — Form

Form

Why small batches and repairable finishes age better.

Collage of workshop and home scenes
Homes & workshops, one story
“Soft underfoot, low on noise.” “Edges that disappear, rooms that breathe.” “Repair over replace — rare and needed.” “Sizing advice that actually works.”