Moths are wool’s number one enemy. Finding moth activity early saves you money and your wool area rugs. 1-Keep them clean. Prevention and cleaning are the best defense against getting a moth infestation. Before storing any wool rugs, blankets, clothing,…
We went out last week to a customers house to pick up 2 Sisal Rugs for repair. The Sisal Rugs were only about 1-2 months old but it turns out that he recently introduced a Golden Retriever puppy into his…
Lots of people seem to be doing spring cleaning around their homes as we have seen a lot of customers bringing in rugs/carpets/kilims that they have found stored in the garage or tucked away in a closet. This kilim came…
One of our return customers came in recently with a Kilim that had been handed down to him by his family and was used in his household for a few years. It was a beautiful piece but unfortunately a “cavity”…
Sisal, Seagrass, Hemp Grass, and Jute rugs and carpets are all plant based floor coverings. These rugs and carpets are made with natural fibers which are renewable and biodegradable. Man discovered the use for these materials thousands of years ago….
Gabbeh carpets are a traditional variety of Persian carpet. A Gabbeh a hand-woven pile rug of coarse quality and medium size (90 x 150 cm or larger) characterized by an abstract design that relies upon open fields of color and…
Today’s rug is a great example of how a cleaning/repair package can bring a rug back to life. Our customer brought in a very nice area rug that had seen some better times. It was very dirty, had a huge…
Most typical homes undergo two types of cleaning, the routine daily (or weekly) chore and the less frequent efforts sometimes referred to as Spring cleaning. Kilim rugs should also be cleaned routinely, along with the rest of the house, and…
Recently a customer came into our showroom with a kilim that had been in her family for a long time. It was badly damaged and she wanted to know what, if anything, could be done to save some of the disintegrating kilim….
So far during this year we have received many rugs from customers to be cleaned because of heavy dirt/soiling. This flokati rug came in a couple weeks ago and the customer was very upset because her dog had an accident…