Morocco is a constitutional monarchy with a population of mainly Arab people, but there are also many Berbers, Kurds, and Persians. Berbers were the original inhabitants, but the country was occupied by the Romans and the Carthaginians for relatively short…
A repeat customer of ours recently brought in a zebra skin that has sentimental value into our showroom. It is aging and starting to fall apart, so she wanted to know if there was anything she could have done so…
Many of our customers own shag rugs; they are a great addition to a home, offering a soft, high pile that feels great underneath the feet. Problem is most shags come in an ivory color, which over time shows up…
We had an interesting rug job recently when a musician brought in his Sisal rug. This musician is a session drummer and had been using the rug under his drum kit, but there was a problem. The rug was a…
At Rug Ideas, we see new rugs every day that need cleaning, repair or both. But what may surprise people is that we often have other rug stores/dealers as clients who often need repair on their rugs. And when they…
Old Turkish carpets were woven in reds and dark and light blues, with rows of repeated lozenges, eight pointed stars, and hooked octagons. Many were woven in Ushak, which until the 16th and 17th centuries was the principal center for…
Some of our customers come in with fantastic rugs but have a problem with curling of the sides. Changing humidity or temperature, as well as storing a rug rolled up, can cause the edges of a rug to curl. Sometimes wefts…
Today we’d like to show you a wonderful Sarouk rug that is available at our showroom here in Los Angeles. It is a square Sarouk Rug, measuring 3’4″ x 3’4″. It is in excellent condition and can be used in…
Last week a customer brought in a rug of hers that had just gone through some water damage. She was away for the weekend and when she returned home, her whole apartment had flooded due to a water pipe breaking….
Rug Ideas of Los Angeles presents: Turkmen Weavings: Some Thoughts on their Vocabulary of Ornament with Dr. Jon Thompson Oriental Carpet Scholar, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (retired) Weaving among the Turkmen was a memory-based skill. As with language and folk music,…