We had a hard time deciding on a rug, and ended up ordering three 100% wool hand-tufted rugs, then returning two (We paid return shipping, but felt it was worth it!). We decided to go with this one since the color is great (dark navy and ivory), and the quality is amazing. It is very soft, and thick. It does shed, but from what I understand, this is typical of wool rugs for the first several months. This rug is a much greater quality than the other two we returned! For reference, the two we returned were the Hand-Tufted Adil Wool Rug, and the Hand-Tufted Keynsham Wool Rug.