Float Rugs, Shaggy White Wool Rugs
We have had 3 flokati rugs come in this month for cleaning. They are very shaggy white/off white wool rugs. Most are made by the Vlachs in the Pindu Mountains of Greece. They are very cool and fit in with contemporary decor. Here’s what my customers have told me...
Do not keep potted plants on expensive Oriental Rungs
We just cleaned this beautiful Chinese oriental for a customer in Clinton and she was thrilled. That being said, you probably see the big brown rotten spot (hole) in the middle of the picture. She explained that the hole is there because she kept a large potted plant...
Cleaning a mule saddlebag in Madison CT
Just cleaned this mule saddlebag fora customer in Madison. Beautiful piece of art. My customer purchased it in Srinigar, which is just north of Kashmir. When Marco Polo and his contemporaries started traveling the silk route in the year 1271 (or thereabouts) they...
Lilim Rug Cleaning
We cleaned a very unique kilim rug today. This type of rug is distinguished by a flat weave, and also by “slit weaving.” The weavers reverse the weave at certain points to create clear, distinct lines of color differentiation, and this results in slits...