Restoration & Cleaning
- Ruth Lockwood
- 3 days ago
- 1 min read
We offer full restoration services including reweaving, reselvaging, re-fringing and any variety of hand work required to recondition your handmade rugs and kilims. In addition we provide Professional Cleaning Services for all handmade carpets & kilims.

When a rug begins to look dirty,it should be washed as dirt and grit will,with time,become ground into the weave and slowly destroy it.Hand-woven rugs should be washed every few years as this polishes the wool,gives life to the colors and helps with general wear and tear..
Spills should be attended to immediately..Use absorbent paper, such as kitchen towel, to soak up moisture, then sponge the weave with clean water, and re-absorb.
If marks remain and the cause of the stain is known,it is easy for professionals to remove them.
Chemical treatments- eg Scotchguarding',or any chemical solution to clean or prevent staining are not recommended for hand-woven rugs.
General Care:
Shedding of loose fibers is normal with new wool rugs and a natural result of being handcrafted. Shedding will diminish with regular vacuuming, usually after 3-6 months.
Vacuum rugs on a low-power setting to prevent debris from settling into roots of the fibers. Use a vacuum cleaner without a beater brush as it may cause damage to the pile.
Avoid direct and continuous exposure to sunlight.
Do not pull loose ends.Clip them with scissors.
Rotate rug occasionally to equalize wear.
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