Boring Depressing Life
Life is beautiful and exciting. It is like a mystery box. You never know what is in this box. You open it every day, every hour, and every minute. It surprises you all the time with something new and unexpected….
Qashqai Blak Tent
I took this picture from the inside of a Qashqai tent. Pure clear sky with no pollution. No traffic, no bills, no CNN to scare you to death with always breaking bad news, no stock market news and artificial ups…
Rug Cleaning, Carpet Cleaning: The Traditional Way
When I was a teenager in the mid and late 60’s, I helped my dad in his carpet shop in Tehran. I remember one carpet cleaner with whom my father used to work. He had a chariot with two horses pulling the…
Rugs, Carpets and Qashqai Men
Qashqai tribe in the province of Fars has a long history of around 600 years. Qashqai tribe is consisted of six clans or sub-tribes such as Shesh Boluki, Large Kashkuli, Darreh Shuri, Amaleh, Farsi Madan, and Small Kashkuli. The tribe migrates…
Rug Summit 4, Ann Arbor Michigan Second Day
Today, Saturday October, 8, 2011 was the second day of the Rug Summit 4. Several speakers talked about the following matters: – Armen Dohamian about Association of Rug Care Specialists (ARCS) – Howard Morris on Using Media & Video to…
Rug Summit 4, Ann Arbor Michigan
I am in Ann Arbor Michigan now attending Rug Summit 4. I got here at 1:00 am this morning from Los Angeles. Registration began at 7:30 am followed by several presentations: – Introduction and Welcome by Tom Monahan – Making…
Moth Damage and Rug Cleaning
Moth damage that goes unchecked is one of the worst things that can happen to your rug. Moth damage on carpets is like rust on metal. Once it sets in the entire piece can start falling apart with no way…
Tapestries
We’ve done a little reorganizing at our showroom recently and have put some great tapestries on display. These works of art are beautiful, portable and can brighten up your home; not to mention the great conversation pieces they make….
Rug Repair or Rug Weaving: Which One Is More Difficult?
While weaving a rug requires talent, patience, and love, it only deals with one type of rug weaving and knotting technique. Let me elaborate on this. If you are a weaver in Tabriz in north west Iran, you only weave…
Khosrow Sobhe (Dr. Kay) on Judge Judy Show
A client (a couple) was desperately looking for a Nichols Chinese runner. A rug dealer in Santa Barbara, California sold such a piece to this couple for $7,500. The clients found out this runner was not what it was supposed to…