How cozy is a flokati rug this time of year? I was curious how these rugs came to be so I did a little research...
The origin of the modern day Flokati was a serendipitous moment. In the village of Samarina, Greece, villagers raised goats and sheep as their primary source of trade and commodity. They started using the wool as blankets to protect themselves during the harsh winter temperatures. The Samarina shepherds had left one of their woven wool blankets in the waters of the Pindus Mountains, unattended for nearly two days. Once they remembered their wool blanket, the shepherds returned to the stream where they had left their wool blanket and noticed that the backing felted, and most importantly the wool had unraveled and flourished. This was the first, fully flourished Flokati rug. Little did the shepherds know that the wool they relied on to stay warm would become a luxury for millions upon millions of people around the world for centuries to come. As tourism increased and travel became easier in the mid 20th Century, the Flokati burst onto the American scene in the form of the Flokati rug. (Information provided by flokati.com)
They come in different colors also.
Check out this flokati poof!
~Images: 1) Designed by Pimlico 2 and 3) Elle Decor 4) Traditional Home 5) Unknown 6) Domino 7) Country Livng