Understanding Tea-Washed Rugs

Understanding Tea-Washed Rugs

Tea-washed rugs are very common in today’s marketplace.  Tea-washing a rug gives it an antique effect that many people look for when shopping for a beautiful area rug.  Tea-washed rugs are over dyed with a brown or golden dye or treated with a chemical to make...
Viscose Rugs = Artificial Or “Art” Silk

Viscose Rugs = Artificial Or “Art” Silk

Did you know that many of today’s rugs that are labeled as being silk are actually artificial silk made of viscose fibers?  Rugs made of viscose or rayon-viscose present several unique problems to the cleaners tasked with cleaning them.  Also, if you find...