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...
by Rug Chick | Aug 15, 2009 | Rug Care
Rugs To Keep Out Of The Sun. A little sun never hurts, right? Well, with rugs, that depends. Some rugs , you could put them in the sun for ages with no affect. While others can’t last even a few hours. Take a look at this rug. It appears to be a nice beige Chinese...
by Rug Chick | Aug 11, 2009 | Rug Care
How A Hooked Rug Can Hang You. There is a horrible tendency by some contemporary American Hooked and Chinese Hooked rug manufacturers that is angering not only new rug owners, but also rug cleaners who try to serve these owners. The rug looks innocent enough....
by Rug Chick | Aug 1, 2009 | Rug Care
That Rug LIES! (Or it is lays…?) 🙂 Just like Tammy Faye used a lot of makeup to cover up her “real” look to try to appear younger … certain rug dealers can use some “tricky” cover-ups to make a rug look OLDER. (Interesting, huh?) Tea wash, henna wash, antiqued wash –...
by Rug Chick | Jul 30, 2009 | Rug Care
Stop Making Waves… Rugs are meant to be on a HARD surface. But, for some reason, Americans love to put their rugs over SOFT surfaces. I’m not sure why. Probably the same reason they jump on their beds – because it’s BOUNCY! 🙂 There are ramifications to the rugs...
