This nice old Persian rug was in need of some repair. Side cords were all broken, fringes were gone and pile was coming off. It also had a three inches long cut on one side and there were also three spots where the pile was missing due to wear. Due to the value of the rug, it was more sensible to remove some of the pile from this rug to expose sound foundation threads to create new fringes. If it was a more valuable rug, a full restoration by anchoring in new foundation threads and re-piling the missing part of the rug would be more appropriate.
We completed our work and our client was very happy with the result.
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| Fringes and sides are the first places to need repair in rugs. If it was treated earlier, the rug would not loose any of its pile. It is very wise to get it done asap rather than postponing it. |
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| After removing the pile, we secured the exposed foundation threads which act as 'fringes'. Please note how tidy new side cord looks. |
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