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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Rugs with material on the back.
Most professional rug cleaners should know this, but in case you don’t… … wool rugs with material on the back like this one, are called TUFTED rugs: Some have a loosely attached material like the above one from China, and some have material that is more firmly in place like this one from India: I [...]