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Over time, rugs will need repairs. Rugs are
beautiful works of art and often mistreated from the first day of their life. Rugs are prone to damage from traffic, lack
of maintenance, sun light, atmospheric conditions, pets, soil and so much more. The most common types of repairs we see are
damaged side cords that are unraveling or ends that are no longer holding the fibers to the rug. These types of damages (like
anything else in life) are better when dealt with sooner rather than later. Damage left unattended, becomes more difficult
to repair. Worn side cords can usually be re-wrapped easily and inexpensively but if the side warps (the yarns running the
length of the rug) become broken then the repair becomes more costly. If left unattended, then fiber loss happens and that
can be more difficult to repair and sometimes cost prohibitive.
The fringes… do not even get me started.
The fringes are notorious for defeat to the common household vacuum cleaner. When the rug is hand knotted, the fringe is part
of the rug. Some rugs have a fake fringe added to imitate the look of a hand knotted rug. The rugs will begin to unravel when
worn fringe, damaged beyond the knot and left in disrepair can no longer hold fibers in place. The selvage edge (side cords)
and the fringe make up the frame of the rug so repairs to these areas performed early will extend the life of the rug and
help maintain the monetary value.
On occasion, chunks of the rug are missing
from damage caused by animals, overwatered plants sitting on the rug or moving accidents to name a few. Do not worry; we can
re-weave these areas to return the rug back to a useful condition. On occasion, we will insert a “patch” from
another rug similar to the one being repaired.
Some clients have brought rugs to us that
they love and want resized to fit into a different room. We can reduce the size of the
rug to fit as needed and still maintain the pattern and balance of the rug in a smaller version.
Rug showing wear to the foundation yarns
Rug after inks have been applied
We repair curled edges by sewing a material
along the sides.
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