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June 3, 2008
The fringe of your carpet is actually a continuation of the structure and foundation the entire rug has been woven upon. It's important to test out the strength of your soon-to-be rug's fringe before purchasing, as this is one area which gets overlooked all too often. One of the simplest and quickest ways to assess the longevity of either end of an Oriental Rug is to give the fringe a "tug test." There are 3 main reasons fringe may be more susceptible to loss: dry rot, bleaching, and rust. The latter two are usually more common, and the ones we will cover inside.
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May 23, 2008
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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May 12, 2008
Rugs of the Rich and Famous... While these Stars certainly have their cars, huge flat screens and monster houses, the choices of rugs are certainly lacking in most cases. See what Rug Rag has got to say!
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May 5, 2008
It's not unusal to need to store your Oriental Rug for an extended periods of time. Don't worry, it won't take it personally: Unless of course you don't store it properly... Maybe you just rolled the rug up for a party and forgot about it. Or possibly you moved and the rug didn't really fit with the new decor. Either way, there are certain things to remember before leaving the rug unattended for too long a period of time.
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May 3, 2008
Starching a rug is basically a process which takes an otherwise irregular carpet, and uses various corrective procedures to bring the rug back to it's original intended straight and true condition. In this article, we discuss what the process is in more depth, teach you how to identify the implementation of such practice, as well as address other questions which may play a role in your purchasing decisions.
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More About Rug Rag (RugRag.com)
Specializing in: Rugs | Area Rugs | Antique Rugs | Oriental Rugs | Appraisals
RugRag.com is a blog with industry insider perspective geared toward educating consumers on how to make informed purchasing decisions for rugs of any kind: Area rugs, antique rugs, Oriental rugs, machine made and Persian rugs. We address carpet markets the United States and International.
Our primary focus for education includes area rugs, antique rugs, Oriental rugs and Persian rugs of all types. More detailed entries encompass evaluation of antique rugs, area rugs, chainstitch, dhurrie, flatweave, hand knotted, hand tufted, needlepoint and Oriental rugs of all ages and sizes. We also have helpful buyers guides for new rugs, antique rugs, including mansion size, palace size, and all oversized pieces, including evaluation of the most expensive rugs ever sold, auction watch and many more.
Our Rug Appraisals focus on the values of antique rugs, semi antique rugs, and new rugs including modern contemporary and traditional. Online appraisals may not be honored for replacement value in insurance situations, in which case we may refer our clients to local reputable rug appraisers for appraisal, or travel to you ourselves. We cover the Northeast United States and New England with in-person appraisals when needed, with a focus on the Tri-state area of CT (Fairfield, New Have, & Hartford), NJ (Bergen, Hudson, Sussex, Passaic, Essex, Union and Morris), NY and NYC (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Long Island, and Staten Island) as well as Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties.
The Rug Rag appraisal approach for antique rugs and appraisals of antique rugs may encompass International markets. Newer rug appraisals are primarily geared toward the US Market. States for which we have provided Rug Appraisals to, or provided in person referrals for new and Antique Rugs include: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OK, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY, and counties within.
Our most popular rug appraisals include antique rugs such as Arak, Bakshaish, Bidjar, Caucasian, Ferahan, Hadji Jalil, Heriz, Isfahan, Kashan, Kazak, Kerman, Kermani, Kermanshah, Laver Kerman, Mohtashem Kashan, Nichols, Oushak, Sarouk, Serapi, Sultanabad, Yazd and many more. Newer rug Appraisals we commonly address are American Sarouk, Arak, Ardebil, Ardekan, Bokhara, Chinese 90 line, Chobi, Gabbeh, Isfahan, Jaipur, Karastan, Kashmir, Kashmir silk, Kilim, Mashad, Nain, Heriz, Nichols art deco, Pakistan Caucasian, Peshawar, Qum, Sarouk, Tabriz and many more.
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