In weaving most of the detailed city rugs, we need to follow a design depicted on a graph paper. This is called cartoon. It needs expertise, patience and love. Here, I am posting few very interesting pictures of designers in…
What is my least favorite Rug? It is not area rug which is also called machine made rug or even hard to clean shag or flokati rugs. It is rather tufted rugs. Why? Because when they’re new, they look fine,…
In a recent acquisition we received a beautiful Turkomen horse saddle cover rug. It is dated 1968 and there are two holes in it for the handles of the saddle to pass through. There are some Russian scripts woven onto…
Rug Cleaning and Rug Repair Beverly Hills Los Angeles and Early Spring. We picked up few rugs for repair and cleaning from Beverly Hills this morning. I saw several trees blossoming in one of the streets. I am posting the…
In an earlier post I mentioned that it was my younger son’s birthday yesterday. Last night we went to Chili’s Restaurant on Westwood Blvd. here in Los Angeles. The food was good and so was the atmosphere. My son Kash…
It is a beautiful sunny Saturday and I am in our rug gallery in Los Angeles. I had an appointment with a client who showed up. We are expecting two more customers to stop by today. It is my younger…
Let me share some secrets with you, but please do not read it loud. I do not want everybody to know what I am doing to make it in this difficult time! 1-As a courtesy when we clean a customer’s…
For a few years we produced many good rugs in the area of Varamin some 30 miles south east of Tehran. These pieces were produced with very fine quality hand spun wool and natural dye. The dyeing process took place…
Can a good rug be cheap? Can good rug cleaning or repair be cheap? Everything has a price and market value. Good stuff cannot be cheap. It is tough these days and many customers are looking for deals. But when…
It was 7:00 am this morning (Saturday) and I was checking my e-mails. I received another early morning phone call from a gentleman who had moved his furniture and had noticed moth damage on his kilim, flat weave and wanted…