Want to know more about Area Rug Origins?

You may have guessed that I have a passion for area rugs. I will not deny it. Area rugs are fascinating. They are rich in history, war, dark secrets, hidden love affairs..........too much? Okay, to me area rugs aren't boring.

My friends think I am crazy and laugh when I say I write area rug blogs, but I don't mind. They have hobbies and things that they are passionate about mine just happens to be area rugs.

What comes to mind when I say Tea and Carpets?

For me it means a very good history lesson on area rugs and a mighty good read.

Tea and Carpets is more than just an area rug blog. It gives you an in-depth history lesson and transports you to another time.

I just finished the latest post and it was about two rug patterns, Chintamani and Bird, that have gone by the way side.

There is also and accompany story link at the end of the post that is well worth the read. The writer in me instantly got sucked into the story and the agony of the character.

Tea and Carpets goes deep into the how, what and why of area rugs. Even if you don't know much about area rugs you can still get a lot out of this blog. Check it out you will not be disappointed.

Thanks for reading, RugloverMary

Blog Content Face Lift

Don't tell anyone, but I am getting a face lift. Well, at least my blog is. I have spent the last week reading and subscribing to online courses on how to make my blog better.
I knew that my blog wasn't as good as it could be, but it isn't as bad as I thought. I am following the rules to having a great blog, I am just not doing it on every blog post.
When I started writing my area rug blog I had no direction. All I wanted was to educate people about area rugs and how to care for them. Simple enough until you have written over a hundred blog posts and they start to get a bit dry and forced, in my opinion.

Here is my goal:

By the end of October I will have a direction for my blogs

My purpose for the rug blogs will be more defined

My blogs will have action

That is all for now!
Thanks for reading, RugloverMary

Summer Rug Repeats

I have writers blank, no not block actual blank. Everyday I try to think of a topic to blog about and I come up blank.
There have been some unique rugs come into Luv-A-Rug for cleaning and repair, but not much to write about. I have covered the topic of rug repairs a lot in my previous blogs.
As vast as the subject of area rugs is when you break it down there isn't a lot of new topics to write about.
I have written about moth's,
Area rug repairs,
proper rug storage so many times that I cannot make it original any more.
I have been reediting my RugloverMary rug blog for the past week and I have noticed a lot of the same blog topics.
It is a bit difficult to write about upcoming area rug events since Victoria, BC usually doesn't have any area rug events.
I am sure that my writer's blank will pass, as it has done so in the past.
Thanks for reading, RugloverMary

Rug Education not A Cleaners Excuse

The great thing about being part of the area rug cleaning world wide community is that we support one another, give advice when asked and link each other to other great rug people. My boss, Dusty Roberts sent me an e-mail to check out another rug blog by Lisa Wagner titled The Rug Chick Blog. Lisa is very respected in the rug world. Here is a little bio on Lisa.

I really enjoyed her blog about white knots or as she calls them rug freckles. They are in every hand knotted area rug and may not be noticed until the rug is cleaned. Dirt hides a lot of secrets sometimes. The only secret I have come to know on hiding white knots is to colour them with a marker. It isn't permanent or sometime practical, but for those few people that are bothered by them it is a temporary solution.




In my two years at Luv-A-Rug I haven't found too many people who cared much about the white knots showing. On this particular British Indian/Aubusson rug there is a pretty big knot that has worn through. The cotton cord used to weave the rug is thick. Thicker than what is used on other types of hand knotted rugs due to the weigh of this 8x10 British Indian rug. This is the largest white knot I have seen. I tried to figure out how it happened, but since I don't everything about rug weaving as such, it is a bit of a mystery. It is interesting nevertheless.


When I do my visual inspection here at my rug cleaning studio in Victoria BC, I point out the white knots and explain that they will be more visible after cleaning because to quote Lisa,"When you point things out BEFORE cleaning is it EDUCATION … when you point it out AFTER the cleaning it is an EXCUSE!"

Thanks for reading, RugloverMary, Your Victoria BC, Canada rug cleaner!

A More Refined RugloverMary

Welcome to my new area rug blog. I still have RugloverMary and will continue writing it as always. The reason I am starting a second rug blog is to write a more technical blog concentrating on area rug cleaning and repair. I hope that you follow me on my new blog journey.