Fringe. People love it. Or they hate it. On some rugs, it’s short, so it’s not a bother. On others it’s L-O-N-G, and drives some rug owners nuts. (I’ve had more than one take scissors to them in frustration… and then discovered the costly error of their ways, which we will get to later in [...]
Rug Fringe. What You Need To Know.
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Rug Chick in the New York Times
Hello Rug Chick readers, My mom Kate, our team, and I are super excited that our company (K. Blatchford’s Rug Cleaning in San Diego) made today’s Home section of the New York Times (4/4/13). Columnist Linda Lee wanted advice on the proper care for rugs, and what rugs are worth buying today. New York Times [...]
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Rug White Knots. (What You Need To Know.)
“My rug has white dots in the field, is this damage?” Many rug cleaners, and rug owners for that matter, do not know that the “100% WOOL RUG” in front of them (that is what the label says) often has a very large amount of COTTON in it. In the loom photo to the right, [...]
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Mold and Dry Rot in Rugs.
There is a fungus among us… …and there is nothing “fun” about it. One of the worst conditions that can befall a rug is DRY ROT. Mold, mildew, and dry rot are various types and stages of particular fungi. Where you can sometimes kill and remove the first two groups without much evidence left behind [...]
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Paper rugs. (Seriously?)
In the rug world there are some products that I label as DWT. “Design Without Thought.” Paper rugs are one of these DWT rugs, because obviously not much attention was put into the practicality of paper as a floor covering. I had heard of “paper” rugs in the past, but only as a novelty, like [...]
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Jute Rugs. What You Need To Know.
Jute is a plant fiber that we used to only see in a small number of older American hand hooked rugs… …and some more contemporary European latch hook, embroidery, and needlepoint rugs. But lately jute has become the cheap and plentiful fiber of choice for many rugs we see coming out of India (the world’s [...]
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Bugs, Rugs, and Storage. What You Need To Know.
We’ve recently had several orders with some serious bug problems. Some were rugs that were improperly stored by their owners for years and made a meal for bugs that, unbeknownst to the owners, had hitched a ride to the storage unit. Others were rugs that have been down on the floor for years without being [...]
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Rug Dyes. What makes them bleed.
The biggest fear most rug cleaners have regarding rugs is that the rug might bleed while in their care. The fact is, with proper training and the right tools and solutions, even the most fugitive dyes in a rug can be successfully cleaned… …you just need to know what you are doing. And interestingly enough, [...]
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Pottery Barn rugs to run from…
I like Pottery Barn. They have some cool household items and furnishings, some of which are good quality at a good price. Their rug department however, is a different story… and in the rug cleaning world the term “POTTERY BARN RUG” is becoming synonymous with “PROBLEM RUGS.” First of all, Pottery Barn does carry some VERY [...]
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Buying rugs. (Tips for the nervous rug shopper.)
Rug dealers as a “group” get a bad rap. Everyone has heard a story, or seen an exposé, on someone being ripped off on a rug purchase. They were sold an “antique”…when it wasn’t. Or they were sold a silk rug…when it was actually viscose or mercerized cotton. It’s an industry that is similar to [...]
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