Most women have at sometime in their childhood tried a little needlepoint. (Perhaps some men also, but I can only speak for the “girls” I know right now.) You have a little round frame that segments and holds tight a section taut of the cotton mesh (with a design imprinted on it) so you can [...]
Tea and Rugs – A Good Mix?
There’s a rug phenomenum out there called “tea-washed.” It’s not really TEA – but a brown over-dye that is applied to a rug after it’s woven in order to do several things: make it look older, mute the colors to give it a softer look, and also sometimes to HIDE flaws. I wrote about this [...]
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 [...]
Pet Puddles & Kitty Catastrophes
This will probably not get me a whole bunch of fans – but I’m going to say it anyway. My attitude toward pets is pretty much the same I have with kids … I love them when they are OTHER people’s. More than 60% of homes have pets. More and more homes these days have [...]