Afshars have a long history of presence in Iran which goes back to the 11th century. They share some traditions and culture with other tribes such as Qashqa’i tribe. They both have beautiful rug weaving traditions and live in black…
Cushion cover repair and restoration is another type of service we provide for some of our clients. Usually these cushions have been in the family for a long time and do not have monetary values. In many cases they have…
Before repair. Fringes are worn out and missing. Before repair. Before repair. Fringes are worn out. Fringes at the ends protect the rugs and also add to the beauty of the rugs. These pictures are from an area rug we repaired…
Rug repair and Oriental carpet restoration and cleaning is part of what we do besides selling all types of area and hand knotted rugs. Two weeks ago we received a Pakistani Bokhara rug for cleaning and repair. It was damaged…
Most of the rugs we receive for cleaning and repair are damaged on the fringes tassels at the ends. This happens because of using the rugs on the floor for a long time or improper vacuuming of the rugs. The…
Some rugs are damaged and we cut the damaged areas and secure the rest of the rugs. Or sometimes they are big and customers move in to smaller homes and would like us the down size them and this is…
Sarab is a very small town 61 miles 100 kilometers south west of Ardabil in north west Iran close to the border of Russia. Sarab is also 66 miles 112 kilometers south east of Tabriz. Sarab carpets are rare and have…
We have a miniature loom in our rug gallery in Los Angeles. For those customers who are interested (most are), we do a couple of minutes presentation and show them how a rug is made. We show the foundation of…
In the not very distant past, there were only two general rug designs, medallion and overall (floral) designs. Now, there are endless designs some of which have no clear definitions such as contemporary, transitional, or modern designs. Here I am…
You see a rug or you want to buy a rug and you do not know if that is hand made or not. What do you do? Let me mention three characteristics of each group: 1- Take a look at…