It is maybe 5 years old but still a narrow appeal.

I am a sucker for fads, esp vintage, patina, faded, one of a kind stuff.

There is someone on Etsy who does it custom. I think ABC Carpet sort of invented it, they have a lot. There are some hideous knockoffs out there.

It looks like they always start with a "regular" rug and then remove the color and add some back. Is that right? Interesting thing to do with a not-so-good rug, but I wonder if they really turn out better or just different.

I'll have to try to look at some in person next time I get to a bigger city.

I had to google because I had never heard of this. Interesting. The pictures were mostly interesting bad, IMO but there were a couple that looked interesting good. Maybe a reasonable thing to do to a rug that is ruined otherwise (stained or the like)?

As per my usual, I love the expensive ones, but the cheaper versions just look like a mistake. I wonder if they are colourfast.

Daisy, isn't that always the case?

I read an article awhile back about how to tea dye your oriental rug. (You have to do it outside)

I can just imagine my husband coming home and being mystified about what decorating project I was doing now!