by Rug Chick | Aug 13, 2026 | Popular, Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug History and Education, Rug Selling, WoolSafe & Wool Products
SHEDDING RUGS: WHAT YOUR RUG IS TELLING YOU A companion Q&A to our guide on shedding rugs. Shedding used to be mostly a low-end nuisance. Today it is one of the clearest signals of a bigger problem: weak, chemically processed wool that has worked its way up into...
by Rug Chick | Aug 19, 2025 | FAQs, Popular, Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Care Training and Events, Rug History and Education, Rug Selling
Wool in the Garden: Lost Wisdom Written by Lisa Wagner Our farming ancestors knew this: waste wool from shearing was never trash. It was tucked into garden beds to feed the soil, keep moisture where roots need it, and make life a little harder for pests and weeds....
by Rug Chick | Aug 5, 2025 | FAQs, Popular, Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Care Training and Events, Rug History and Education, Rug Selling
What Survives A Fire? The Case for Wool in Your Home. Written by Lisa Wagner A side-by-side fire test video produced by the UL Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI) caught my attention recently. It involved two rooms, furnished similarly, except for one key...
by Rug Chick | May 7, 2025 | Rug Care, Rug History and Education, Rug Selling
India Hand-Loomed Rugs: What You Need to Know Walk into most rug stores today and you’re likely to hear a comforting phrase: “This new rug from India is handmade.” Sometimes it’s described as hand-woven. However, what’s often being sold is a hand-loomed rug—and...
by Rug Chick | Jul 8, 2024 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug History and Education
Luster-Washed Wool Rugs: What You Need To Know When rugs are woven often there is some additional work done to help create a particular finished look. With wool rugs, “luster washing” is a common treatment we see come into our rug facilities, and it is one to make...
by Rug Chick | Mar 11, 2024 | Rug Care, Rug History and Education
Cleaning Pros Uncovering the Truth in Rug, Carpet, and Hard Floor Quality. I am getting ready to travel to teach at an international gathering of professionals who focus on the care of our indoor living worlds. The Experience Conference, an event sponsored by...
