History of Oriental Rugs and The Traditional Hand-Washing Method
What is an Oriental Rug? An authentic oriental rug is a handmade carpet, that is either knotted with pile or woven without pile. Oriental-design rugs made by machine or any method other than hand knotting or hand weaving are not considered authentic oriental rugs. They are made of natural fibers, including wool, silk, cotton and camel hair.
Many Oriental rugs are casually called “Persian Rugs.” A persian rug is hand-knotteds in Iran. The first documented evidence on the existence of Persian carpets came from Chinese texts dating back to the Sassanid period (224 – 641 AD).The oldest known rug is the 2500-year-old “Pazyryk Carpet,” dating back to 500 B.C.
The traditional hand-washing method goes back to biblical times. The rugs are first shaken out (dusted), then soaked in a shallow stream. Soap is used , then rinsed ourt as the rugs are dragged over shallow pools and smooth stones. This is done until they are clean, and the water runs out from the rugs totally clear. Then they are squeezed out and hung out to dry. nLast, they are groomed with camel-hair brushes to make them soft.
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At Four Seasons Rug Spa, we simulate all of these steps in a thorough six-step system, right here at our facility in Ventura.
Please call us at (805) 642-4784 to arrange pick-up or to bring your rugs to us for cleaning and repair. Owner Dan Traub is a certified rug cleaner and an expert with twenty-five years experience. You can rest assured with Four Seasons Ventura Rug Spa, your rugs are in very good hands!
We would appreciate a quote for cleaning our oriental rug, it is a chinese dragon style, wool, thick pile, hand knotted rug. 12′ x 9′ not including fringes. surfaced washed – not steamed, no chemicals please. We would like to know: how long it would take Also, price for a new padding if you have one – hair or fiber filled w tubberized surface. Pickup and delivery included? Insurance coverage, loss, damage, color fast testing for running colors. We will need to coordinate dates with our painters. We will take pictures of the rug. Would email to you if that would be helpful. Thank you!
Hi Erika, CALL US!