by Rug Chick | Sep 30, 2009 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Braided Rugs – What To Watch For I’ve seen braided rugs come in all colors, sizes, and ages. New product from stores like Pier One, and some from the 1930’s with a story from the owner about how their neighborhood tore clothing into strips to create a community rug...
by Rug Chick | Sep 5, 2009 | Rug Care
Tea and Rugs – A Good Mix? There’s a rug phenomenum out there called “tea-washed.” It’s not really TEA – but a brown over-dye that is applied to a rug after it’s woven in order to do several things: make it look older, mute the colors to give it a softer look, and...
by Rug Chick | Aug 30, 2009 | Rug Care
Tip of the Rug Spill Iceberg… Most woven rugs have wool knots tied around COTTON fibers for its construction. Cotton allows for a more consistent shape and construction as foundation threads (warps and wefts). Take a look at any hand woven rug, and you can grab one...
by Rug Chick | Aug 25, 2009 | Rug Care
Smokin’ Hot Rug… Don’t know if you know this, but wool does not carry a flame. It is naturally fire resistant. This does not mean that a super hot fire cannot engulf a wool textile, but an isolated flame will self-extinguish. This is good to know when you are choosing...
by Rug Chick | Aug 21, 2009 | Rug Care
This Rug Stinks. I am not the biggest fan of TUFTED rugs. Simply because I appreciate the art of a woven rug crafted by hand,versus the mass-market production of tufts of wool held together by latex and covered up on the back with material. It’s cheaper to buy a...
