We have been working on the restoration of a big 10′ x 14′ antique French tapestry. Probably 2/3 of the repair is done. I have assigned two of our master weavers to work on this beautiful 18th century masterpiece. The…
In earlier posts I had written about my membership with Business Network International AKA BNI. Our Money Makers chapter which is very active in Los Angeles meets every Thursday morning at about 7:45 am in Rancho Park’s Golf Restaurant. This…
In an earlier post I mentioned that I have made a blog which specifically deals with animal carpets. This has been a topic of interest for me for a long time. Lately I wanted to do some research on this…
I stumbled upon an interesting blog on tapestries. It is full of information on different aspects of tapestries. It shows the top 50 tapestry blogs. It is definitely worth visiting. You can click on this link to be directed to…
A lady named Charlene called me two months ago from San Diego to see if I could have a Persian carpet workshop for her Persian (Farsi) language students, all adults in my rug gallery. She wanted to expose her students…
We love our customers and sometimes we legally bribe them by giving them good promotional items. They also love these free of charge gifts. Who doesn’t like free stuff these days?A couple of weeks ago, we ordered durable bags/tote with…
I stumbled upon this beautiful documentary on Persian carpet. I would like to share it here with my viewers. It is made by Elham a documentary film maker in Tehran. She is only 29 years old. This is a 40-minute…
Bokhara Carpet Design Bokhara is a province in Uzbekistan. This country has 14 provinces with the total population of 30 million. Bokhara province has a population of around 2 million. Bokhara was a center for the trade of Turkmen carpets….
For a long time, I was thinking of writing about animal rugs and animal carpets. Animals have been part of human lives from the beginning. We haven’t been alone on this plant by ourselves. The pictures of animals have been…
Today I went to a customer’s house in Malibu, California to appraise six Oriental rugs. Her rugs were in good condition and did not need professional carpet cleaning or rug repair at this time. The rugs were laid out next…