Step onto the blue Gabbeh Uni runner first thing in the morning and you feel short, springy wool rather than a cold floor. The blue is even along the whole length. Among jaloom's bedroom rugs it is a blue runner for the side of the bed, and it lines a hallway just as well.

The pile is 100% wool and the backing is wool as well. Hand-woven in India, the runner gets its fine texture from the warp and weft, and its length can vary a little, which matters when choosing the right size for a hall. Wool is slow to burn and won't melt. It can go over underfloor heating too.

Learning how to clean your rug starts with spills, which on the blue Uni you blot with a pale cloth from the edge inwards without rubbing. Early loose fibres fade with vacuuming. Snip a raised end with scissors and the short pile looks even again.