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Moths: The Enemy of Wool Rugs
A great article written by: by Aaron Groseclose (Cleaning Specialist Magazine) The professional rug cleaner should know how to identify the clothes moth, the damage the moths can do, how to get rid of them and how to protect a rug from further damage.Adult clothes moths do not cause damage; it is the larvae they produce that cause the problem. The larvae actually feed on wool (Image 1). There are only two kinds of moths to be concerned with: the webbing moth and the casemaking moth. Both moths’ larvae spin a silken tube that acts as a protective barrier. The webbing moth larvae attach their tubes to dark crevices or seams, making them stationary to feed in one location. The casemaking moth’s larvae do not attach their tubes, or “cases,” allowing them to remain … Read entire article »
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Kilims Rugs – A History
THE hard, smooth coverings known as kilims (double-faced) are exported in large quantities from different parts of the East, and are of such thoroughly Oriental character as to entitle them to a prominent place in consideration; but their scope in the matter of execution is so limited, they follow type so closely, that there is no call, and indeed no latitude, for exhaustive discussion of them. In many respects there are no rugs made in the East which are more attractive than genuinely good kilims. There they have been employed as floor-coverings from the very earliest times; in America they are used for portieres and covers. The artistic skill shown in them consists in the novel adjustment of colors. So deft are the Eastern weavers in this that two rugs … Read entire article »
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Ohio Rug Exchange - Chinese Sino Persian 260L W/Silk Information: Sino Persian rugs usually consist of an elegant floral pattern. These rugs are extremely beautiful do to the fact that the majority of these rugs consist of wool and silk. The silk is meticulously woven into the floral motifs of the rugs giving the floral motifs a stunning eye catching effect. The knots are very tight allowing making the designs to be extremely intricate and detailed. The density of the knots also gives the rug excellent durability allowing the rug to last many years. Hand-knotted, wool & silk pile on a cotton foundation. In excellent condition. Full pile, handspun wool, strong colors. If you are interested in this rug you can email us at ohiorugexchange@gmail.com. Please put the rug’s number in the subject line for reference. … Read entire article »
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Cheap synthetic rugs. What you need to know.
January 2, 2012 — Rug Chick It used to be, about a decade ago, that if you wanted to buy a rug you went to a rug store. And odds are, you’d walk away with a wool rug. Wool is the best fiber on the planet for rugs. It’s strong, dyes up vividly, always washes up beautifully, and lasts and last and lasts. Persian hand woven wool rug from mid-1800′s, and still looks fantastic! Even the lesser quality wool rugs from a decade ago, perhaps the ones more heavily chemically processed from China, still would last you decades. So your choice back then was great investment wool rugs (sold at Rug Galleries) and not-so-great commodity wool rugs (perhaps the ones being sold at Home Depot Expo). But still, if it was wool, it was worth owning back then. Today … Read entire article »
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Ohio Rug Exchange
Looking for a place to sell your old oriental rugs? Check out the Ohio Rug Exchange for more info. … Read entire article »
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Angie’s List
Congratulations on being named a Angie’s List Super Service Award Winner!! … Read entire article »
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Rugs with material on back??
As always a great article from LISA!!! Thanks Rug Chick 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: Tufted rug from China. Loose cotton material backing. 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: Tufted wool rug from India. I call tufted rugs “fake rugs” because these are commodity rugs that are quickly constructed by punching tufts through a canvas backing, and covered in a great deal of latex adhesive to hold it together, and then they shear off the top loops so that it gives the illusion of a pile woven rug from the top side, when it’s … Read entire article »
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Pet puddles on rugs. (Uh oh, urine trouble!)
Another great article by the RugChick www.rugchick.com *********************************************************************** You’re in trouble indeed… I know he chewed the rug… but he’s so CUTE! It’s all fun and games until the valuable oriental rug in the den gets a pet urine stain that’s not coming out. Pet urine is at the top of the “uh oh” chart of rug disasters. The stains are usually permanent. But if the field has a busy design that might not be a big issue. The odor though… well, that IS a lingering issue, and the longer that urine sits in those rug fibers, the worse of an issue it’s going to become to the rug and the floor. The top topic this month from cleaners who wrote me “HELP ME!” emails was how to get pet urine odor out of rugs, so that’s my … Read entire article »
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Why Rugs Buckle?
**Great Article From RugChick.com ** Why some rugs buckle. I receive a lot of “help me” calls from rug cleaners and rug owners on rugs that are buckling. They want to know what to do. And my answer is usually… it depends. That’s because there are a number of reasons why a rug is buckling on someone. Some of these reasons are correctable. Others are not. Here is the list of different causes of buckling: Weaving Characteristics No hand woven rug is perfectly symmetrical. There will always be a little bit of variance in the width and length, and some fluctuation in the weaving tension throughout the rug itself. A city rug (woven in rug factories in weaving cities) will of course have more quality control than rugs woven by tribal weavers. I personally prefer the tribal rugs because … Read entire article »
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Rug-Eating Bugs. What to do about them
I’ve been getting a lot of emails lately on bugs eating rugs – so I thought I’d share some tips for both rug owners and rug cleaners. Moths ate the wool, left behind the cotton foundation. The two biggest wool rug culprits are moths and carpet beetles. Moths: rug enemy #1. Carpet beetle: rug enemy #2. For some more extensive ways to get rid of theses critters from your home, visit this site for moths, and this site for carpet beetles. For rugs, there are several steps you can take to keep the bugs from digesting your oriental rugs. VACUUM REGULARLY These bugs like nice, quiet, undisturbed places. You will generally find them doing their dirty work under the corner of your sofa, behind a drape, along the cracks in the planks of your wood floor, or on the back … Read entire article »
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