The Oldest Tapestry.The Cloth of St Gereon is the oldest known European tapestry still existing, dating to the early 11th century. The seven-color tapestry shows medallions with bulls and griffins in combat. It was probably adapted from Byzantine or Syrian…
Shag rugs are beautiful but like any other beautiful objects, they need special type of care. Shag rug is a deep pile decorative rug with long pile which gives you lots of cushioning and softness. Shag rugs were popular in…
Rug Appraisals are another service we offer to our customers. There are many reasons to get a rug appraisal done for your rug; here are some reasons why… 1- You have inherited an Oriental, Persian or area rug and would…
Cats are pets to many rug owners. Cats love playing around the house. They pay special interest to wool rugs. While they can be just walking on your wool rug, or playing on it, at the same time they are slowly…
A high percentage of the damages to rugs happen by moth. If we store an unclean rug in a humid and dark place, this is most likely going to happen. Wool is protein and this is the food for moth….
A good client of ours had two runners installed on wood stairs. These runners could not be removed without getting damaged. They were nailed down to the stairs inch by inch. The fringes looked ugly on the floor and our…
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…
We try to be different. Why? To set ourselves apart from our colleagues. How? By paying more attention to details and doing what other colleagues don’t do. In all the cases, when we receive rugs for cleaning and repair we…
When we receive a rug for cleaning or repair, we inspect it carefully and make sure we identify all the damages. In some cases we mark the damaged or stained areas with colored painting masking tapes to pay more attention when…
Most rugs have white cotton fringe tassels, and others have wool or silk tassels (depending on where and when they were woven). Some rug owners like the look of the fringe on their rugs, to others it drives them nuts…