I do not turn my cell phone off at all. It is connected to our rug gallery’s alarm monitoring company and if something happens, the security alarm monitoring company will call me on my cell phone which is always on…
Several visitors found my rug blog when they searched for “Obama Rug”! I had a post few weeks ago on if by coming President Obama to the office the rug market gets any better. Why should people search for “Obama…
Yesterday, I was busy with a carpet concert at the Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) on 5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036. Rowan Storm, an American lady who took a 3-month trip to Iran in 2006, was the…
Few weeks ago, a young lady walked into our rug store with a very beautiful Persian hand knotted Tabriz rug. Her rug was damaged by water and flood. We told her what it would cost to restore the colors. We…
Today is the valentine’s day and it is supposed to rain here in Los Angeles. We have had rainy days for the past few days. I proposed to my wife last night to go for a breakfast this morning to…
Rug Market Will Never Die Because of the present world economic situation, some rug dealers or those who are somehow involved in one of the many aspects of rug industry might think that this is the end of the rug…
Navajo blankets and rugs (these are not pile rugs, but rather flat weave and kilims) are highly regarded and have been sought after for the past 200 years. Weaving Navajo blankets and rugs has always been an important part of…
If you leave your rug without having it cleaned in a dark and humid storage for four years, this is going to happen. Moths would have parties and invite their friends over at your expense! How could they be so…
It has been raining in Los Angeles for the past few days. We have received several rugs from different customers for water damage restoration. First we wash and clean the rugs to take as much as the color run and…
Animal blanket is a kind of flat woven textile to keep the animals mostly horse, donkey or camel warm. In some instances animal blankets are very decorative and ornamented with colorful strips and motives. The foundation (warps and wefts) of…