October 7, 2005
The rug-cleaning specialist is a person who works with customers who tend to have valuable home furnishings. This customer is more affluent, better educated, and […]
December 8, 2005
Occasionally, The Rug Cleaning Specialist turns its attention to some of the premier rug cleaning companies around the country, visiting several plants to see what makes […]
January 12, 2006
In a previous article we discussed the pre-cleaning inspection of specialty rugs. This time we will look at potential problems with hand-knotted rugs. Our industry standard […]
March 14, 2006
It was 10 years ago when I first discussed with Howard Olansky, the co-founder of ICS Cleaning Specialist, the idea of doing a column on rug […]
May 18, 2006
Cleaning, Conservation and Restoration of Fine Rugs Who would you call to clean your museum collection of Navajo rugs, or a newly discovered pre-Columbian textile? Recently, […]