by Rug Chick | Nov 5, 2011 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Rugs with material on the back 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...
by Rug Chick | Sep 5, 2011 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Over-Dyed Rugs. (The BIG disaster awaiting careless cleaners.) There are a multitude of reasons why a rug’s dyes may run during cleaning. In fact, I wrote a post on several of those reasons behind how a rug’s dyes can bleed on you. The red dye crocks on to a damp...
by Rug Chick | Jul 11, 2011 | Rug Care
Pet puddles on rugs. (Uh oh, urine trouble!) 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”...
by Rug Chick | Jul 1, 2011 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
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...
by Rug Chick | Jun 9, 2011 | Rug Care
House plant damage to rugs. Your options. Watering a potted plant near a rug can lead to a big ugly dry rot hole in a rug if it’s left undisturbed for too long. If you want to know why this happens, please read this => Don’t Water The Rugs! That’s what happened to...
