by Rug Chick | Oct 28, 2010 | Rug Care
The dark side of the rug. Pet your rug. Go ahead – pet it! All pile rugs, just like your pet pooch or kitty or gorilla (hey – we have ALL kinds on this blog!) – the fur has a direction to it. You can tell when you are petting with the grain… …or against it. The grain...
by Rug Chick | Jul 6, 2010 | Popular, Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Rugs That Stink. When rugs come in our shop that are gosh-awful smelly, the usual suspects are: PETS, FLOODS, BAD LATEX, or BAD CHEMICALS. Here are the common sources of bad odors in rugs. 1. PET PUDDLES With pet urine, this hits a wool rug, penetrates those face...
by Rug Chick | Feb 10, 2010 | Rug Care
Repair Your Rug Right. The most common repair needed by rugs in our town (and EVERY town with rug owners) is END repairs. With hand woven rugs, when the fringe is torn or worn, the knots of the rug start to slide away and off. You rug starts slowly shrinking, and gets...
by Rug Chick | Jan 24, 2010 | Rug Care
Why do some wool rugs fade? Certain rugs are given a strong chemical washing by their weavers called a “luster wash.” This is a bleaching of the wool fibers using various chemicals (chlorine bleach, sodium hydrosulfide, and other strong solutions) meant to “soften”...
by Rug Chick | Dec 27, 2009 | Rug Care
Pet Accidents On Rugs. What To Do. You might be traveling, and the anxiety of your absence with a house sitter in charge might lead to some accidents. A puppy in training, or your older pets, might lead to accidents now and then. Storms, fireworks, illness, excitement...
by Rug Chick | Dec 17, 2009 | Rug Care
Love/Hate Relationship With Fringe What is it about fringe? Some rug owners LOVE it… most rug cleaners HATE it. Why all the drama? Well, it starts with the fact that when the rug is brand new, it tends to have the bright white, immaculate cotton fringe. It just looks...
