by Rug Chick | Mar 12, 2012 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Shag Rugs. What You Need To Know One of the frequent questions I get asked by cleaners and consumers today is “what about SHAG rugs?” My answer to them is this: “Cool idea… BAD reality.” Shag rugs out in the market today are far and away the most difficult rugs to...
by Rug Chick | Jan 2, 2012 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Cheap synthetic rugs. What you need to know. It used to be, about a decade ago, that if you wanted to buy a rug you went to a rug store. And odds are, you’d walk away with a wool rug. Wool is the best fiber on the planet for rugs. It’s strong, dyes up vividly, always...
by Rug Chick | Nov 25, 2011 | Popular, Rug Buying, Rug Care
Buying rugs. (Tips for the nervous rug shopper.) Rug dealers as a “group” get a bad rap. Everyone has heard a story, or seen an exposé, on someone being ripped off on a rug purchase. They were sold an “antique”…when it wasn’t. Or they were sold a silk rug…when it was...
by Rug Chick | Nov 17, 2011 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Pottery Barn rugs to run from… I like Pottery Barn. They have some cool household items and furnishings, some of which are good quality at a good price. Their rug department however, is a different story… and in the rug cleaning world the term “POTTERY BARN RUG” is...
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...
