by Rug Chick | Dec 1, 2009 | Rug Care
Up Against The Wall! There are several reasons someone may want to display their rugs on the wall. It may be a fine silk rug, or an older collectible piece in some disrepair, that they don’t want foot traffic on. It may be that they have some dogs prone to accidents,...
by Rug Chick | Nov 25, 2009 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Pointers on Needlepoints… Most women have at sometime in their childhood tried a little needlepoint. (Perhaps some men also, but I can only speak for the “girls” I know right now.) You have a little round frame that segments and holds tight a section taut of the...
by Rug Chick | Nov 19, 2009 | Rug Care
Dust or Bust! I often receive questions about vacuuming rugs from rug owners, asking if they should vacuum rugs, and if so how to do it. First of all, YES – rugs should be vacuumed. If any of you have hard floors in your home, then you know how often you need to sweep...
by Rug Chick | Oct 31, 2009 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Bugs, Floods, and Thugs: Safely Storing Your Rugs Our last post was on bugs – something to definitely be wary of when you expect to keep rugs in storage for months or years. Several years ago we had a semi truck pull up with an ENTIRE storage facility of rugs brought...
by Rug Chick | Oct 8, 2009 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug History and Education, Rug Selling
They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To… I was going through photos and came across a LOVELY rug – a REAL rug – take a look at this Kazak rug (from the Caucasus Mountains region) – it is on top of a present-day knock-off: The REAL thing covering up a knock-off Look at...
