This 'hand-hook' made wool rug had special meaning to our client in downtown Jackson, WY. Although the rug was not a valuable piece, our in-house artisan was able to re-weave new life into this seemingly impossible task.
I almost titled this blog post, "Leave no rug behind..." This is an example of how a seemingly inexpensive little rug can have more value to the client than one might expect. People value their rugs for different reasons. It may have been purchased while abroad, it may be a family heirloom, it may have been made by a family member, or even may have been purchased as an investment grade textile. The reasons are many, but the service is the same at Revive-A-Rug Cleansing & Repair in Jackson, WY.
Many of these hand-hooked type rugs are made by our clients themselves, or by a family member. Which means that they carry more than just a market value to them. This rug had particular importance to our client in downtown Jackson, WY. She was surprised to learn that there was a local rug cleaning/repair company that was able to take on the job of properly cleaning and even repairing her little textile. I am always impressed with the level of concern that our clients have for their rugs and textiles. Many of our new clients are full of questions when first calling in to our rug boutique business. Our task is to handle each rug and textile that we receive into our care as though it were our own. We appreciate that our clients seek us out to have their work performed locally in Wyoming from among the local dealers that send their cleaning and repair work out of state to be handled.
Many of these hand-hooked type rugs are made by our clients themselves, or by a family member. Which means that they carry more than just a market value to them. This rug had particular importance to our client in downtown Jackson, WY. She was surprised to learn that there was a local rug cleaning/repair company that was able to take on the job of properly cleaning and even repairing her little textile. I am always impressed with the level of concern that our clients have for their rugs and textiles. Many of our new clients are full of questions when first calling in to our rug boutique business. Our task is to handle each rug and textile that we receive into our care as though it were our own. We appreciate that our clients seek us out to have their work performed locally in Wyoming from among the local dealers that send their cleaning and repair work out of state to be handled.
You can see the old jute foundation that has been removed, secured and rebuilt with a cotton foundation.
The unraveled yarns have been removed from the rug and the existing foundation(being made from jute) has been reconstructed from cotton. This hand-hooked rug is ready to receive a newly woven pile.
After a few hours of carefully weaving new yarns into the newly rebuilt foundation, this little hand-hooked rug has received a new lease on life. We could not wait to hand this back over to our client for her continued use of this piece. Weaving new life into area rugs is a common practice at our company. We offer many different types of repair work options for area rugs. No job is too small, and conversely, no job is too large for us to handle. We are happy to provide any kind of a quotation for any repairs that your area rugs need. We even offer out of the area services for clients that are outside of our pick-up/delivery areas. Basically, if you are within an hour or two of Jackson Wyoming, we are readily available to come to you, otherwise, after phone or electronic communication, you may ship the rug to us for cleaning or repairs. Our local number is listed below. Cheers!
-Rug Reviver
(307)774-RUGS(7847)
-Rug Reviver
(307)774-RUGS(7847)
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