Most woven rugs have wool knots tied around COTTON fibers for its construction. Cotton allows for a more consistent shape and construction as foundation threads (warps and wefts). Take a look at any hand woven rug, and you can grab one single fringe tassel, and it literally runs all the way through the middle of [...]
Smokin' Hot Rug…
Don’t know if you know this, but wool does not carry a flame. It is naturally fire resistant. This does not mean that a super hot fire cannot engulf a wool textile, but an isolated flame will self-extinguish. This is good to know when you are choosing fabrics in your home, because inevitably fires do [...]
Rugs To Keep Out Of The Sun.
A little sun never hurts, right? Well, with rugs, that depends. Some rugs , you could put them in the sun for ages with no affect. While others can’t last even a few hours. Take a look at this rug. It appears to be a nice beige Chinese sculpted wool rug. (They use a hand [...]
How A Hooked Rug Can Hang You.
There is a horrible tendency by some contemporary American Hooked and Chinese Hooked rug manufacturers that is angering not only new rug owners, but also rug cleaners who try to serve these owners. The rug looks innocent enough. Attractive, nice colors and floral design. Here is a hooked rug from China, typical looped construction on [...]
Tackling a Silk Rug in Tampa.
Just had a GREAT workshop yesterday at Interlink Supply of Tampa with a full classroom of cleaning and restoration professionals. They came to spend the day learning some rug cleaning and identification guidelines, and handling rugs when they are involved in floods and fires. We also went into restoration marketing strategies and how to educate [...]