ORIENTAL RUG MACHINE VS. HANDMADE
It is extremely confusing as all patterned rugs are always referred to as oriental rugs. Most shops and stores that deal in rugs and carpets sell both machine made and handmade rugs together as oriental rugs. It would not be surprising to find out that the sales...
ORIENTAL RUG KNOTS
There are basically two kinds of "knots" used to make most pile-woven Oriental rugs: "Persian" and "Turkish" knots (but see also how Tibetan rugsare made). Both Persian (Senneh) and Turkish (Ghiordes) knots are usually tied around pairs of warp strings (but see "jufti...
ORIENTAL RUG MATERIAL
When one goes out to buy a silk rug, one needs to be careful to look out if it is a genuine silk. Some dealers in rugs do not inform their customers that the rugs they are selling are not natural but synthetic silk fiber. This is not to say that artificial-silk rugs...
ORIENTAL RUG WEAVING
A Rug Weavers' Tools.... The tool that is used in rug weaving is called ‘gollab’. This is a hooked knife which the weaver uses to hook the yarns at the rear of the warps and then pulling them to the front of the rug. The knot is then tied, and with the knife’s flick,...
ORIENTAL RUG TERMINOLOGY
Warps – these are the strings that stretch between the beams and on which the knots are tied. Cotton is mostly used for warping as it is simpler to weave straight; flat rug using cotton warps than wool warps. However, where cotton is not available especially among...
ORIENTAL RUG STYLE & DESIGN
The fields inside the borders of a rug: The decorative band outside the rug is the main border. There are guard borders alongside this band that are narrow also decorative. There is a medallion in the middle of the rug that is in the shape of a polygon, oval or...
WATER DAMAGE RESTORATION AFTER A FIRE
When the fire trucks pull away from the scene of a fire, the damage left behind is caused by more than smoke and fire. The essential use of water to extinguish the flames leaves behind a set of restoration problems of its own. Professionals have the experience and...
CARPET CLEANING PROCESS
WALL TO WALL CARPET CLEANING Effective equipment needs to be used to remove carpet stains to make them look better. Shortcuts cannot be taken. Quality wall to wall carpet cleaning undergoes a three-step process. Inspection The type of carpet will dictate the proper...
ORIENTAL RUG CLEANING COST
ORIENTAL RUG CLEANING COST Oriental rugs are one of the beautiful decorating pieces that almost every house hold can afford itself. Put it in your living room or bed room and the all atmosphere is changed immediately. Whether you own a wool rug , Persian rug or...
TAPESTRY RESTORATION – SUNLIGHT FINE RUG CARE
TAPESTRY RESTORATION - EXPERT ANTIQUE RUG CARE Own an antique, expensive, and valuable tapestry that you would like to pass on to your next generations? Want to get it cleaned or restored? Well, restoring tapestries is a challenging task that only experienced service...
