Posts Tagged ‘rug care’

Basics of Rug Appraisals If you are a new rug owner, this may be the first time you’ve heard of rug appraisal. To appraise your rug, a certified expert first needs to examine it. The expert will take into account the age, origin, knots per square inch (KPSI), condition, rarity, and popularity of the colors […]

Rug Cleaning: When Does My Rug Need It? First, let’s explain the difference between rug cleaning and rug washing. Rug cleaning involves the use of machinery to clean the rug. The machinery agitates the rug fibers, often in an unnatural circular motion. Rug washing is done completely by hand, using traditional methods passed down over […]

-In regards to the Winter Freeze in Texas, February 2021- Our hearts go out to everyone affected by this winter freeze in Texas. Many homes experienced flooding, loss of power, internet, and other essentials. In Texas, pipes are weatherized for summer heat, but not winter cold. This oversight resulted in hundreds of millions of gallons […]

Owning a rug carries responsibility if you want it to last and appreciate in value. We’ve made a list of the most common ways fine rugs get damaged and how to prevent them.

The fringe is the most delicate part of a rug. Fringe is the name for the threads that hang off each vertical end of the rug. Fringe can be damaged by foot traffic, pets, and vacuuming. Vacuuming is the biggest enemy of fine rugs. The beater brush tears and pulls on the fringe, causing breakage and tangling the fibers into knots that don’t disengage easily and eventually break. Robotic vacuum cleaners have a tendency to “eat” the fringe and edges of your rug- ripping and tearing indiscriminately.