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The Persian Hamadan Rug

December 10, 2002

By Aaron Groseclose

The United States imposed a ban on Iranian products in 1987 in response to clashes in the Persian Gulf. Since the embargo ended two years ago, the floodgates have opened and the United States has seen new Persian carpets arrive literally by the boatload.

Moths: The Enemy of Wool Rugs

October 22, 2002

By Aaron Groseclose

The professional rug cleaner should know how to identify the clothes moth, the damage the moths can do, how to get rid of them and how to protect a rug from further damage.

Rug Repair: Fringe Work

August 14, 2002

By Aaron Groseclose

I recently presented an overview of rug repair and examined a simple side cord repair. This time we will look at the most common repair your customer will need: end or fringe work.

Rug Display Made Easy

April 15, 2002

By Aaron Groseclose

In the last two Rug Specialist articles, we discussed some simple rug repairs. While rug display is not a repair, it will require some needlework and attention to detail that you can provide your customer.

Anti-Allergen Cleaning, Part II

July 12, 2001

By Aaron Groseclose

With this much interest by the consumer in anti-allergen cleaning, it’s curious the professional carpet cleaner has been so slow to market their services to this segment of the population.

Anti-Allergen Cleaning: A Service For The New Millennium

May 7, 2001

By Aaron Groseclose

We in the cleaning industry have intuitively known all along that a clean home or work place promotes health. Now, recent scientific work is proving our point.

So You Want To Be An Appraiser?

March 8, 2001

By Aaron Groseclose

It takes more than a love for rugs and textiles to make the appraisal cut.

Determining The Value Of An Oriental Rug

January 8, 2001

By Aaron Groseclose

By educating yourself on how a rug’s value is determined, you can decrease your liability and increase your professionalism.

Caring and Maintaining Wool Carpet, Part 1

September 13, 2000

By Aaron Groseclose

The use of this age-old natural fiber can be traced to the beginning of recorded history with references to sheep in the Old Testament.

Fugitive Dye Removal

April 26, 2000

By Aaron Groseclose

The principles can be applied to any textile, but we will focus on wool rugs.

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