Mill guide · For the trade
Katha Living carpet: a designer's guide to the wool line, the weaves and where it belongs
Katha Living carpet is the hand-loomed and woven wool line from Fibreworks, named for the Indian storytelling tradition and built around texture, tweed and plaid. It is for the designer who wants a soft-handed wool broadloom with tweedy color for a bedroom, a study or a stair, in a width that avoids a seam. Interiors carries 71 Katha Living styles, every one made to order and available as a custom rug, on the Katha Living brand page, with complimentary samples for approved trade accounts.
The mill
Katha Living and Fibreworks are the same mill with different programs. Fibreworks is the natural-fiber and performance broadloom; Katha Living is the wool and wool-blend line, mostly hand-loomed, with the soft hand and tweedy color that designers spec for bedrooms, studies and stairs. If a client has liked a Fibreworks sisal in the family room and wants wool upstairs, Katha Living is the same house's answer.
What we carry
Of the 71 styles, 36 are wool, 27 are wool blend, 7 are nylon and 1 is polyester, so 63 of 71 are wool-based. Constructions are hand-loomed and hand-woven (45), Wilton (19), machine woven (4) and tufted (3). Hand-loomed wool gives the deep, slightly irregular face that reads as handmade; Wilton is the woven construction that locks a plaid or a geometric into the backing so it stays crisp on a stair nosing.
Width is a real advantage here. Forty-one of the 71 styles are woven 16 ft 4 in wide, 14 are 13 ft, 9 are 15 ft and 3 are 13 ft 2 in, so most rooms are seamless. By pattern, 17 styles are solids, 13 are plaids and checks, 13 are textures, 11 are geometrics and 10 are stripes. Every one of the 71 is available as a custom rug.
Collections to know
Katha Living does not group its styles into named collections; each style is its own collection, and the brand page is the catalog. Styles to know include Wright, Kashmir, Embellish, Marina, Aspen, Solstice, Renaissance and Checkmate. Checkmate and the other plaids are the ones designers ask for by name on a stair; the solids and textures carry the bedrooms.
Where it belongs
Bedrooms, studies and stairs are where Katha Living earns its place. In a bedroom, a hand-loomed wool texture or solid at 16 ft 4 in is soft, quiet and seamless. In a study or library, the tweeds and plaids give the room a tailored floor that hides tracking and the odd spill. On a stair, choose a Wilton plaid or geometric, which holds its pattern over the nosing, or a dense low hand-loomed texture; the wool recovers at the tread edge where a synthetic plush would crush. The 7 nylon styles are the option for a child's room, a rental or a client who cleans with chemicals. Keep the single polyester style to a low-traffic room.
Custom rugs and runners
Any Katha Living broadloom can be cut and bound into a custom rug or stair runner through our Design Studio, and the catalog marks all 71 styles as custom rug available. A plaid runner bound on the long edges, or a 16 ft 4 in texture cut to a room size and serged, is a routine order: send us the plan or the stair count and tread width and we will draw it and quote it net.
How to order through Interiors
Interiors is a to-the-trade showroom; we work with interior design professionals and do not sell to the public. Katha Living samples are complimentary for approved trade accounts and ship from the mill within 24 hours, enough to cover a job. Net pricing is quoted by the showroom; there is no public pricing. Every style is made to order, and the ship date is provided by the showroom with your order. We measure and install anywhere in the United States through our installer network, and the showroom in the Laguna Design Center has the library on the floor.
| Styles | 71 |
|---|---|
| Types | Broadloom, also available as custom rug (71) |
| Fibers | Wool (36), wool blend (27), nylon (7), polyester (1) |
| Constructions | Hand-loomed and hand-woven (45), Wilton (19), machine woven (4), tufted (3) |
| Widths | 16 ft 4 in (41), 13 ft (14), 15 ft (9), 13 ft 2 in (3) |
| Availability | Made to order (71); custom rug available on all 71 |
Questions designers ask
Is Katha Living carpet good quality?
Yes. The line is wool and wool blend on 63 of its 71 styles, hand-loomed or Wilton woven on 64 of them, which is the fiber and construction class a designer specifies for a carpet that wears well, recovers from furniture and cleans well. It comes from Fibreworks, the same house as the natural-fiber broadloom many designers already use. Sample first and judge the hand.
How much does Katha Living carpet cost?
Net pricing is quoted to approved trade accounts; there is no public pricing. Cost within the line follows fiber, with wool above wool blend and nylon, construction, with hand-loomed and Wilton above machine woven and tufted, and width, since a 16 ft 4 in roll is priced differently from a 13 ft roll. Ask us for a net quote on the style and the yardage.
Where is Katha Living carpet made?
Country of origin is not stated line-wide in our catalog. Ask us for the spec sheet on the specific style you are considering and we will confirm it with the mill before you specify.
Where can I buy Katha Living carpet?
Through trade showrooms such as Interiors. We carry the full line, 71 styles, for interior design professionals, and we ship and install anywhere in the United States. Samples ship from the mill to your office.
Can Katha Living carpet be made into a rug or stair runner?
Yes. All 71 styles are available as a custom rug, cut and bound through our Design Studio, and the Wilton plaids and dense hand-loomed textures make good stair runners. Tell us the room or the stair and we will draw it.
What is the difference between Katha Living and Fibreworks?
Same mill, different program. Fibreworks is the natural-fiber and performance broadloom; Katha Living is the wool and wool-blend line, mostly hand-loomed, with the soft hand and tweedy color designers spec for bedrooms, studies and stairs.
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