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, [...]
Why some rug dyes bleed.
There are a variety of reasons a rug might “bleed” on you. Let’s go through different scenarios for a wool rug like this one, where the red dyes have migrated into the neighboring off-white areas: What could create this type of dye migration? Several things. FUGITIVE DYES – if the red is shown to not [...]
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 [...]