Chenille Cotton Rugs from £59

A great summer buy ! These quality chenille rugs offer great modern colours in subtle shades plus the softness and durability of cotton chenille.

Chenille comes from the French for caterpillar! The term was originally used by French dressmakers for a fancy trim stitch for dresses. At the end of the 19th Century a teenager in Dalton, Georgia, USA, used the same technique to make the first chenille bedspread as a wedding gift. Others saw the gift, new orders flooded in and soon teenager Catherine Evans Whitener was employing local women around Dalton in a new business - one of the very few Victorian industries set up by women. In the 20th Century, the Dalton industry adapted the same technique to make carpets and rugs - leading to today's large and varied ranges of chenille rugs.

Our chenille rugs come in 100% luxury cotton, and look and feel extremely soft - but chenille cotton is also well-known for it's durability, plus has has the advantage of avoiding the shedding often associated with other types of rug.

100% Luxury Cotton Chenille

SIZES: 120 x 170 cms (4ft x 5ft8) | 160 x 230 cms (5ft4 x 7ft8)