Read About the Rug Spa & Clinic

At our Rug Spa & Clinic we offer professional treatment and full-service expert cleaning, handwashing, hand-repair, reweaving and restoration of quality contemporary handmade and antique, collectible and Navajo rugs and carpets. 

The regular maintenance of any rug or carpet begins with professional washing in the correct manner. This removes any soiling on the surface as well as removes any dust, debris, food particles, allergens from pets, moth activity and bacteria that gets caught in the body of the rug without harming the wool or the dyes of the rug or carpet.

Besides coating the wool fibers and obscuring the true colours, hard grit caught between wool fibers acts as a saw when stepped on. This friction between the wool fibers is made worse when grit rests between the fibers. This causes the wool fibers to break, and hence premature pile loss. A dirty rug therefore wears, attracts moths and germs quicker than a clean carpet as well.

Besides ensuring a more beautiful rug or carpet keeping them sanitary also ensures they are healthy to use. Most children play and grow up on the floor and most carpets are in dire need of washing. The three second rule with dropped food does not really work on a dirty carpet.

Many rugs and carpets are sold dirty, and many dealers don't know, don't care or don't want to spend the money to wash them properly before sale. I always say the first step in restoration is correct washing and cleaning.

Ever carpet due to its own inherent structure and materials, how it was woven, and its history and condition requires a different method and techniques to be used in a professional washing context.

The idea that every carpet can be washed the same way and that all can be washed on a driveway with a hose is highly incorrect. Besides not controlling colour bleeding and not actually removing dirt and soiling properly there could be very likely long-term damage to the foundation of the rugs and incorrect Ph levels concerning the wools. All this can exacerbate existing conditions or actually create these conditions.

Similarly, every condition has a specific remedy. The treatment of moths and how to remove cat or dog urine stains are very different with every rug or carpet depending on a host of factors.

I was taught to wash all manner of old, antique and collectible rugs and carpets by my family. As a collector of rare tribal rugs and with my experience and passion, I bring another dimension to caring for rugs and carpets.

 

                               Common Issues & Specific Services

                                          Evaluations & Appraisals

                                                  Consultations

                                  Re-Weaving of Holes, Sides & Ends

                                        Moth Infestations & Damage

                                                      Pet Stains

                                              Water & Fire Damage

                                         Bleeding Colours & Odours

                                                     New Fringes

                                                           Padding