Potential Problems
Dusting
Dust Removed From Rug
Rugs can hold pounds of dry soil before they begin to look dirty. The biggest drawback to having rugs cleaned in your home is the lack of thorough dusting. The rug dusting process requires the use of specialist equipment. If not removed prior to cleaning then the soil will become wet and create mud at the base of the pile. This will not be removed during the cleaning process and will cause drying times to be extended. Mould and bacteria can also form, causing bad odours during drying. Over time this could cause weakness within the rug's foundation and occasionally lead to dry rot.
No Dye Testing
Rug Colour Bleed Test
Having rugs cleaned in-situ means there will not be enough time to perform a thorough colour bleed test. We carry out a 24 hour bleed test at our facility - the results of which determines what chemistry and cleaning techniques will be implemented to best care for each rug. Every rug is different and requires an individual, tailored for service depending on the problems associated with it. Alkaline cleaning products can cause the acid dyes to become unstable, and in turn cause the dyes to migrate. There is not usually anywhere appropriate to facilitate effective drying, therefore colours can also bleed on to carpeted or wooden surfaces underneath.
Hot Water
Colour Bleed In Rug Fringe
Carpet cleaning machines will generally use hot water to clean carpets. Woollen rugs should ONLY be cleaned using cold water. Hot water can damage the fibres and will increase the risk of colour bleed.
The rug in the picture was cleaned by a carpet cleaning company using hot water. The colour did not run into the fringe immediately, but by the following morning the fringe had turned red. Luckily we were able to resolve the problem, but it is not always possible to do so.
Fringe Cleaning
Rug Fringe Clean
It is not possible to effectively treat fringes in-situ. Most fringes are made with cotton and is the first area of the rug to look noticeably dirty. After cleaning they will need to be suspended and exposed to forced air movement in a humidity controlled environment to achieve rapid drying. If the cotton fringe takes too long to dry, then cellulosic browning can become an issue.
Recent Work
Fringe Repair to a Pakistani Rug
(viewed from back)
Afghan Rug with a Repaired Fringe
September 2019
Afghan Silk Rug Fringe Repair (back)
Chinese Rug – Rug Repair – September 2018 – Fringe removed and bound
Chinese Rug – Repaired August 2018
Fringe Repair to a Turkish Rug (Back)
Fringe Removal and Binding Repair
Colour Bleed Removal
New Silk Fringe Re-Weave
Fringe Repair
Antique Heriz Fringe Repair
Fringe repair to a Persian Hamadan rug
Afghan Kazak rug repair in Brookwood, Woking, Surrey. August 2017
Karadja Rug from Eversley. Fringe Repair March 2017
Persian Hamadan fringe repair – February 2017
Fringe Repair to Hamadan Rug – January 2017
Corner repair to a Belgian rug
Corner Repair to a Belgian Rug – November 2016
Persian Rug Repair – 28 October 2016
Corner Repair to Persian Rug – 24 October 2016
Persian Yalameh Pile Reweave – 19 October 2016
Chinese Rug Washed and Protected – 14 October 2016
Moth Damage on the back of an Indian Rug
Hamadan Rug Fringe Repair – 7 October 2016
Persian Hamadan Rug Washed 30 September 2016
Dye stability test results on a Persian rug – 3 October 2016
Fringe Repair to a Persian Yalameh
Indo Tabriz Rug – Washed & Allergy Protected – 26 September 2016
Indian Rug After Dusting
Persian Hosseinabad Rug – Restored 13 September 2016
Fringe Repair to a Persian Yalameh Rug
Indo Persian Rug – Washed 8 September 2016
Bukhara Rug Detail – Restored 6 September 2016
Turkish Kayseri Rug – Washed 31 August 2016
Indian rug with Persian design – washed, deodorised and repaired 29 August 2016
Contemporary Chinese Rug – Washed 24 August 2016
Antique Persian Kashan Vase Design on a Sourmet Blue Field
Antique Persian Kashan Rug – Washed & Repaired – 19 August 2016
Moroccan Carpet – Rug Washed 15 August 2016
Dusty, damaged Bukhara rug – treated – 10 August 2016
Turkish Kayseri Carpet – Restored 5 August 2016
Indian Ziegler Carpet Design – Washed, deodorised and protected 1 August 2016
Pakistani Bukhara – Rug Cleaning Chobham, Woking, Surrey
Chinese Rug – Washed 22 July 2016
Antique Kashan – Rug Washed and Restored 18 July 2016
Indian Rug – Washed 13 July 2016
Antique Kashan Carpet – Rug Cleaning Woking
Turkish Kilim – Washed 6 July 2016
Flatweave Rug – Washed 29 June 2016
Afghan Kazak Rug – Washed 27 June 2016
Modern Chinese Rug – Washed 22 June 2016
Moroccan Rug – Washed 18 June 2016
Baluch Rug – Washed 14 June 2016
Tunisian Rug – Washed 10 June 2016
Isfahan Rug – Washed 6 June 2016
Indo Ziegler – Rug Washed 1 June 2016
Indo Ziegler Rug – Washed 26 May 2016
Flokati Rug – Washed 24 May 2016
Afghan Chobi – Washed 20 May 2016
Bakhtiari Salt Bag – Washed 16 May 2016
Chinese Rug – Washed 11 May 2016
Afghan Ziegler Rug – Washed 5 May 2016
Bukhara Rug – Washed & Deodorised 5 May 2016
Indian Rug – Washed 29 April 2016
Afghan Chobi Rug – Washed 27 April 2016
Turkish Kayseri Silk – Washed 25 April 2016
Baluch Design – Mother & Baby Boteh
Chinese Rug Detail – Washed 20 April 2016
Baluch Rug – Washed 18 April 2016
Afghan Kazak – Washed 14 April 2016
Chinese Rug Cleaning Guildford – 12 April 2016
Indian Rug Cleaned 8 April 2016
Afghan Ziegler Rug Cleaned – 6 April 2016
Contemporary Viscose Rug Cleaned 4 April 2016
Turkish Melas Runner – Rug Washed 31 March 2016
Turkish Melas – Rug Cleaning Bracknell – 30 March 2016
Indian Rug with Persian Design – Rug Cleaning Bracknell – 29 March 2016
Indian Dhurrie Flatweave – Rug Cleaning Chobham – 24 March 2016
Pakistani Bukhara Gul Design – Rug Cleaning for Customer in Elstead, Godalming – 23 March 2016
Chinese Hand Tufted – Rug Cleaning Bracknell – 22 March 2016
Bakhtiari Grain Bag – Rug Cleaning Camberley
Sheen of a viscose pile – Rug Cleaning Ascot – 18 March 2016
Turkish Slit Weave Kilims – Rug Cleaning Yateley – 16 March 2016
Turkish Melas – Rug Cleaning Yateley – 14 March 2016
North West Persian Quchan Carpet – Rug Cleaning Yateley – 10 March 2016
Hosseinabad (Hamadan) Carpet – Rug Cleaning Eversley, Hook – 8 March 2016
Moth Damage – Rug Cleaning Egham – 3 March 2016
Chinese Carpet – Rug Cleaning Windsor – 1 March 2016
Mosque Dome Silk Qum – Rug Cleaning Weybridge
Persian Rug Before and After Washing – Rug Cleaning in Crondall, Farnham
Rug Pile Reweave – Rug Repair Windlesham
Isfahan Rug – Rug Cleaning Godalming – 18 February 2016
Rug Fringe Repair – Rug Cleaning in Egham – 16 February 2016
Persian Carpet – Rug Cleaning in Chobham, Woking – 12 February 2016
Colour Stability – Rug Cleaning Lightwater – 15 February 2016
Kashmir Silk Design – Rug Cleaning in Esher – 10 February 2016
Danish Ege Taepper Rug – Rug Cleaning in Walton-on-Thames – 9 February 2016
Chinese Carpet – Rug Cleaning in Elstead, Godalming – 4 February 2016
Afghan Rug Cleaning in Bagshot – 2 February 2016
Bukhara Rug Cleaning in Egham – 1 February 2016
Persian City Carpet – Rug Cleaning in Camberley – 28 January 2016
Afghan Carpet Design – Rug Cleaning in Weybridge -26 January 2016
Kashmir Silk Design – Rug Cleaning in Godalming – 22 January 2016
Kashmir Silk Carpet – Rug Cleaning in Winkfield, Windsor – 20 January 2016
Dragon on Chinese Rug – Rug Cleaning in Crondall, Farnham – 15 January 2016
Gul Design on an Afghan Rug
Kashmir Carpet – Rug Cleaning in Esher – 11 January 2016
Persian Baluch Rug Detail – Rug Cleaning in Weybridge – 7 January 2016
Rug Cleaning in Guildford – 5 January 2016
Shag Pile Rug – Rug Cleaning in Walton-On-Thames – 4 January 2016
Pakistani Rug – Rug Cleaning in Egham – 18 December 2015
Modern Contemporary Rug Cleaning for a Customer in Wokingham – 16 Dec 2015
Antique Tekke Carpet – Rug Cleaning in Ascot – 15 December 2015
Persian Nain Rug After Cleaning for Customer in Eversley, Hook – 1 Dec 2015
Persian Design Rug Detail – Rug Cleaning in Windlesham – 28 November 2015
Detail of Shag Pile Rug – Rug Cleaning in Walton-On-Thames – 25 November 2015
Detail of Laura Ashley Aubusson Rug – Rug Cleaning for Customer in Lightwater – 20 November 2015
Chinese Rug Detail – Rug Cleaning for Customer in Fleet – 17 November 2015
Afghan Ziegler Rug Detail After Cleaning – Customer in Godalming – 15 November 2015
Pakistani Bukhara Rug Cleaning for Customer in Egham – 12 November 2015
Beautiful Persian Nain – Colours Restored After Cleaning
Persian Gabbeh Rug Cleaning for Customer in Farnham – 10 November 2015
Chobi Style – Oriental Rug Cleaning for Customer in Egham – 5 November 2015
Moroccan Rug Cleaning for Customer in Guildford – 4 November 2015
Before & After – Bokara Rug Cleaned for Customer in Bagshot – 2 November 2015
Afghan Ziegler Rug Cleaning from Bagshot – 30 October 2015
Persian Wool & Silk Pile Tabriz Rug Cleaning from Cobham – 29 October 2015
Persian Design Viscose Rug Cleaning from Eversley – 28 October 2015
Persian Tabriz (Medallion) Rug Cleaning from Wokingham (Wool & Silk Pile) – 27 October 2015
Turkman Design Rug Cleaning from Windsor – 24 October 2015
Persian Bidjar Rug Cleaning for Customer in Esher – 22 October 2015
Afghan Kazak Khargai Rug Cleaning from Windlesham – 21 October 2015
Afghan Ersari Rug Cleaning for Customer in Woking – 15 October 2015
Customer in Woking
14 October 2015
Customer in Guildford
9 October 2015
Turkish Rug Cleaning for Customer in Camberley
Customer in Cobham
23 September 2015
Customer in Camberley
14 September 2015
Customer in Guildford
8 September 2015
Customer in Esher
18 August 2015
Customer in Camberley
13 August 2015
Customer in West Clandon
5 August 2015
Customer in Worplesdon
28 July 2015
Customer in Guildford
21 July 2015
Customer in Farnborough
27 July 2015
Customer in Cobham
9 July 2015
Customer in Walton-on-Thames
27 May 2015
Customer in Weybridge
15 May 2015
Customer in Chertsey
27 April 2015
Customer in Weybridge
20 April 2015
Customer in Virginia Water
10 April 2015
Contact Details
Bring Your Rugs To Us
We'll unload your rugs when you arrive.
(By appointment only)
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