by Rug Chick | May 29, 2011 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
FAKE silk rugs. What you need to know. “I know better.” That is EXACTLY what I said in my head as I was looking at a cute shiny, smooth blue top at Nordstrom… …and saw the label said “60% rayon.” You see, I know that rayon (also sold as viscose) is one of the weakest...
by Rug Chick | May 15, 2011 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Silk rugs. What you need to know Silk is known as a fabric, and fiber, of luxury. Silk Strands People think you need to baby silk items, but silk is actually a very strong – and beautiful – fiber. (Unlike rayon and viscose, both names for artificial silk rug fibers,...
by Rug Chick | Apr 11, 2011 | Rug Care
Rug Shop Set-up. (The mother of all equipment posts) The most common question I get from professional carpet cleaners (besides “oh God, can you help me save this rug!”) is this => “What rug cleaning equipment should I buy?” And my answer is always the same. It...
by Rug Chick | Apr 1, 2011 | Rug Care
Why rugs are not cleaned in the home The recommended cleaning method for wool oriental and specialty rugs, is washing them. For as long as rugs have been woven, they have also been washed. Though in the past with a bit more “low tech” methods than are available today....
by Rug Chick | Mar 6, 2011 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Oriental Rug Dyes. What you need to know. True or false – A colorfast wool rug can bleed? TRUE. The rug may be colorfast in CERTAIN situations. For example, with a regular cleaning or wash, with a neutral or acid side cleaning solution, the rug could be perfectly...
