A Response to a Very Irresponsible Comment
In my earlier post, I cited an anonymous comment from a reader of my blog criticizing me for cleaning rugs for ” a bunch of white Americans that have their noses high up in the air.” I did not see…
Flokati Rug Cleaning
In the 5th century, the Greeks who lived in high mountains invented Flokati rugs. For centuries, Flokati rugs and carpets have been an important part of Greek culture and tradition. Their invention of Flokati rugs was do to an easy…
Rug Cleaning: The Traditional Way
The history of rugs dates back to about 2500 years. They are woven and used everywhere. But, of curse, using it means getting it dirty. As rugs get dirty, they have to be cleaned in order to maintain their health….
Rug Cleaning by Washing Machine
You have a dirty hand knotted rug or a hand made kilim. It is dirty and you want to have it cleaned. You want to save money by doing it yourself. You simply put the rug or kilim in the…
Rug Cleaning: New Type of Scam
Once or twice a week, I receive e-mails which are surely scams. I just ignore them. I received this one few minutes ago: “Hello, I would like to know if you do carpet or rug cleaning services .. have some…
Rugs and Our Comfort Zone
Rug market is very slow but we do OK! James Opie a good friend of mine who lives in Portland, Oregon and is the author of two great books on tribal rugs of Iran said to me few months ago…
Rug Mileage
A couple of days ago, we picked up two very old Persian Herize rugs and one Persian Kerman rug from a very old client’s home. This client, a 92-year old gentleman, had left these rugs in storage for ten years…
Professional Rug Cleaning: It’s Not Do It Yourself.
Many people wash their own clothes and their own fabrics. They either wash it by hand or put it in a machine. Mistakenly, some people think that the same goes for rugs. They try to clean their rugs themselves. What…
Dirtiest Rug for Cleaning in Los Angeles
A customer brought in a tufted rug for cleaning. It was a 3′ by 8′ runner full of moths, and stains. You could see the larvae and the eggs all over the rug. Having and using this type of rug…
Rug Sale Los Angeles Rug Cleaners Los Angeles
It was Saturday and we were very busy yesterday. We started our work at 10:00 am by picking up few rugs from a clients house in Pacific Palisades in west Los Angeles for cleaning and restoration for the second time…