If you have plants anywhere near your rugs in your home – or if you are a rug cleaner and see plants near rugs you are picking up to clean – you want to watch out for this particular problem that often is not discovered until it’s too late. Even the most careful person spills [...]
Hidden danger – bleeding rug wefts.
Every professional rug cleaner knows how to test a rug to see if the dyes are colorfast or not. At least they should know how to. =) Especially since a good percentage of new rugs today have dye colorfastness “issues.” I walk through the steps in my post on dye testing, and the video on [...]
Braided Rugs – What To Watch For
I’ve seen braided rugs come in all colors, sizes, and ages. New product from stores like Pier One, and some from the 1930′s with a story from the owner about how their neighborhood tore clothing into strips to create a community rug when she was a child. These rugs are braided. Fabric strips braided into long [...]
What's Lurking Beneath The Dirt???
That’s a really good question. I mean, take a look at this rug right here: What could be lurking here? Plenty of pre-existing dangers – old stains, old dye migration, old repairs, abrash, sunfade. You could be the BEST rug care specialist in your city, and yet with this rug, you could be unable to [...]