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May 23rd, 2008 RugRag.com Tip of the Day: Polish your rug in home!

There are a lot of things you can do as an Oriental Rug owner to prolong the life and look of your carpet. While you can spend hundreds of dollars having your rug professionally cleaned, one of the easiest (and least expensive) ways to increase longevity of your Oriental Rug and make it look better is to...
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Highest Prices Paid for Oriental Rugs

While many of the most recognizable and priceless Oriental Rugs reside in museums, there are private collections which yield museum quality rugs. Of course, they do sell at a premium...
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Largest Hand Tufted Rug

This rug is hand made in India. A hand tufted rug is created on a canvas sheet, where the wool is then poked through with a "tufting gun" to create both a pile and design. The rug is then sheared and glued.
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Oldest Known Oriental Rug

“The Oldest documented Rug (Pazyryk rug) was found frozen in Russia and estimated to be about 2500 years old.  Discovered in 1949 in a tomb frozen in ice in the Pazryk valley, this rug is alm …”
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One of the Largest Oriental Rug Looms in the World

“Located in Iran, this is one of the largest looms in the world believed to still be in use today. ”
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