by Rug Chick | Apr 12, 2012 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Jute Rugs What You Need To Know Jute is a plant fiber that we used to only see in a small number of older American hand hooked rugs… American hooked rug with wool loops and jute mesh foundation. …and some more contemporary European latch hook, embroidery, and...
by Rug Chick | Apr 2, 2012 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Bugs, Rugs, and Storage. What You Need To Know We’ve recently had several orders with some serious bug problems. Some were rugs that were improperly stored by their owners for years and made a meal for bugs that, unbeknownst to the owners, had hitched a ride to the...
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 | Feb 16, 2012 | Rug Care
Rug Dyes. What makes them bleed The biggest fear most rug cleaners have regarding rugs is that the rug might bleed while in their care. Bled Afghan rug The fact is, with proper training and the right tools and solutions, even the most fugitive dyes in a rug can be...
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...
