A couple times a month I get a photo of a rug that comes in that breaks my heart… because you see a really nice rug damaged by something that was entirely avoidable. My last post showed a rug that was damaged by not being attentive with a piece of dusting equipment on a Turkish [...]
A few things to know about Tapestries.
Some of the most beautiful pieces that come through our rug shop are antique tapestries. Like this one: These are vibrant, elegant pictorial pieces. For some close up shots of this particular tapestry you can see a post over on my mother’s rug repair blog (this was in for cleaning and some minor repairs). The [...]
Spider Silk Rug
Fascinating story shared with me about a rug woven over four years, and at a cost of $500,000, from the silk thread of spiders… one million of them. The rug is displayed in New York’s Natural History Museum. A one of a kind, that I’ve been told is incredible to see in person, so I’ll [...]
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 [...]