Love this rug. It is made by Surya, which has fantastic wool rugs. We have several. The rug is over 1/2 inch thick, hand-loomed wool, and silky. We never wear shoes in the house and I love stepping on this rug. Also, this rug is right inside our kitchen door and gets lots of stuff on it from outside. It's easy to clean and holds up to tough traffic. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is because the colors are a bit faded, but it was a great buy.