Hi All, I've been teaching myself to repair rugs over the last year or so and have now progressed in confidence to the point where I feel ready to take on my...
I have a repairman on site who is an expert on stain removal, color bleeding, and color fix. He always mentions that it is difficult to completely remove pet...
... Hi Aidan There is a good place near Guildford in Surrey called Fibercraft. They carry a good range of natural dyes as well as all sorts of wool and ...
Dr Sobhi, our RugFix solution covers the stain with its darker golden/brown hue, of course it is required that you wash the entire rug for even look, go...
We find that the best approach is to deep wash the rug- in hot water- soaking all of the dirt and animal stains out. Most stains will get much lighter and you...
Finally back from vacation and seeing some e-mail....I had far too much fun. We use a similar process but with cold water instead of hot. In my own opinion, I...
Thea, anxious to hear about your trip to Kish Island, any photos ? Ahmad (Ed) Momeni ... From: Thea Sand <tsand44@...> To: rug-fanatics@yahoogroups.com ...
hi guys, I was in Kashgar Xinjiang last week and went shopping for Xinjiang rugs at the famous Kashgar Bazaar. I managed to buy one Afghan kilim and one Khotan...
May 18, 2008 Dear folks - On May 3, 2008, Tom Cook, from Chicago, conducted a Rug and Textile Appreciation Morning at The Textile Museum here in Washington,...
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Many thanks to R. John Howe for sharing the fabulous Tom Cook presentation with us. Most informative and highly relevant to a dealer like myself who actively...
I am new to this group so I apologize if these topics have been covered before. After reading through some of the posts and especially the one about the...
hello all, i've recently come into possession of three nice oriental rugs. i have no idea what, where, when, etc... and in doing some preliminary research i...
I'm still sorting out all the things I brought home, the photos and getting work back on track, so I hope to post pictures later this week. I had a GREAT time...
Hallo Sean and welcome to Rug Fanatics! It will not be possible for anyone to help you identify your three rugs without some further details about them. The...
Hi Leon - I'm glad you enjoyed it and find it useful. My nearly exclusive objective in this blog is to let more folks than the number that can fit into Mr....
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Thank you for the advice, and welcome to the group. I would agree that the better percentage of the rugs being posted on the local internet sites are problem...
Iain, Thank you for your reply and advice. I had uploaded the images in a file called "sean's rugs" - sorry i neglected to put the folder name in my post :(. ...
hello all, i've recently come into possession of three nice oriental rugs. i have no idea what, where, when, etc... and in doing some preliminary research i...
Hello Barry http://vancouverrugguy.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/just-for-fun-the-secret- origin-of-flying-carpets/ Sounded fascinating but the blog has been...
Parham my friend. I thought your father would have told you that it is not the weave that makes flying carpets fly. It is the dyes. By the way it is unfair to...
Embargo Barry? I wish, more a case of production lag! The truth is to make a true village rug you need a real village. I have been trying to organize weave...
Hi all after long trip all over the world and be 5 monthe in Iran i bayed very nice rugs from there.now i home in Indonasia and i am so happy to be here.but it...
hi all i dont know if u can open it this way but if did not open u can see it with other adres.http://pictures.aol.com/galleries/martindyn martin ... ...
Hi Martin, Good luck in Indonesia. I had a problem with your link but this worked for me. http://pictures.aol.com/galleries/martindyn Best wishes, Barry mahdi...
hello Parham, I was just teasing about an Embargo but I look forward to the day that we see your Kilims in the US. I think you are right to keep the...