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Occasionally, a customer may wish to just have rug repairs done on a particular rug or rugs. We would be happy to oblige. The health and safety of our staff. We require all rugs to be cleaned in our plant before any rug repairs can begin. Besides exposing our technicians to possible bacteria. Rugs often become compacted with dust and dirt particles that can make them extremely difficult to work on.

Types of Repairs Available End Work Including:

Hand Overcast-The rug is unraveled to the last undamaged row of the pile. An interior hand stitch is inserted. Locking into the foundation to secure the weft line (left to right) to create an even fringe not foreign to the rug. Antique Rug Repairing Broward -Warps (top to bottom) is re-inserted into the foundation to replicate the original fringe.

Hand-Sewing of a Pre-woven Fringe-To stop any further unraveling and to make the rug look presentable. Pre-woven fringe can be hand-sewn onto the end of either or both ends of the rug. This fringe can be easily removed, allowing the rug to be restored in the future if desired.

Side Work including:

Hand and Machine Serging-A hand-sewn stitch can be applied. Which binds the edges (sides) of the rug, protecting it from unraveling. NOTE: A machine stitch is intended for temporary use only and is not recommended for hand-made rugs.

Cloth Binding-This is a procedure generally used for cut area rugs. A cloth binding is machine-sewn on to prevent fraying of the rug Holes/Tears repair includes. Patch-A hole can be patched with another oriental rug or area rug with a similar design but will almost certainly not be an exact match. Hand Re-weaving-This is a labor-intensive type of repair utilizing similar wool, silk, and cotton as originally used in a particular rug.

Miscellaneous repairs include:

1. Cutting Rug to Size
2. Decorative Chain/Cashmere Stitch
3. De-Curling of Edges on Rug
4. Dye Removal – Heat-seaming of a Rug
5. Leatherette Stripping Application to Edge
6. Reversing Scrim on Hooked Rug
7. Specialty Fringe Work
8. Spot Dyeing
9. Tack-Out (Squaring) of a Rug or Tapestry
10. Tea-Washing of Fringe
    
    Velcro Application for Hanging Rug or Tapestry For a more in-depth. Explanation of our Antique Rug Repairing Broward offerings, please continue reading here.