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Pheromone Insect Traps for Carpet Moths
Pheromone insect traps for carpet moths are the most effective, environmentally-friendly way of protecting your rugs against damaging moth infestations. For years we recommended aerosol pesticides to...
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Handspun vs. Machine-Spun Wool Pile
Turkmen woman spinning wool with a drop spindle. Oriental Rugs Today: Chapter 3 Part 3 Spinning is the process of twisting together and drawing out massed short fibers into a continuous strand. The...
View ArticleEmergency Care for Oriental Rugs
In this article, Emmett discusses what to do with your Oriental Rug in the the event of a spill, pet accident, or flood. If you don’t find the information you need below, call 1-888-811-RUGS...
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Where are Oriental Rugs made?
Oriental rugs are made as far west as Morocco and as far east as eastern China; as far north as Mongolia and as far south as India. Today’s most important oriental rug weaving areas are in Turkey,...
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25 Oriental Rug Identification Tools
Learn these tips and tricks and you too can identify Oriental rugs. Tabriz carpet (in stock) 1. If it was woven before World War 2, it is neither a Qum nor a Nain. 2. Hamadans (made in several hundred...
View ArticleOriental Rug Care: How to care for hand knotted area rugs
This article discusses long-term care and maintenance of hand-knotted (handmade) wool area rugs, including Oriental rugs and carpets. If you are dealing with an urgent rug accident, see Emergency Care...
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Persian Rugs: Sarouk Rugs and Carpets
Indian Sarouk or Indo-Sarouk What is a Sarouk Rug? A Sarouk rug is a type of Persian rug originally woven in the Arak weaving district of Iran in the late 19th and early 20th century. Some are...
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Turkish Rugs: Buying Rugs in Turkey
Photo by Christiaan Briggs. Oriental Rugs Today: Chapter 4 Part 4 Of all the rug-weaving countries in the world, Turkey may be the most fun for travelers looking to buy. Rugs and carpets have been...
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Closing Up Shop, Forever
Dear Friends and Customers, If you haven’t heard already, after forty-eight years in business, I am retiring and closing Emmett Eiland’s Oriental Rug Company. By the end of the year, every Oriental rug...
View ArticleLast Word from Emmett Eiland’s Rug Co.
Dear Friends and Customers, Earlier this year, we announced that we were shutting down for good, after 48 years in business. Now the store has closed. We will make no further announcements to the...
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