Goodweave Launches 2010 Rug Raffle


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WASHINGTON–Goodweave has launched its 2010 Rug Raffle, which raises funds for the organization’s mission to eradicate child labor in the rug manufacturing industry.

 

This year’s prize is the design Japanese Floral in a saffron colorway, which has been donated by Florence Broadhurst Handmade Rugs, a collection by Cadrys that translates wallpaper designs from Broadhurst, an Australian designer, into rugs. Handwoven in Nepal from Tibetan wool, silk and natural fibers, the rug measures 8-by-10 and retails for $9,000.

 

Raffle tickets are $25 each, five for $100, 12 for $200 and 30 for $500, and are available through Sept. 30. The drawing will be held October 5. For more information, visit goodweave.org.