Written by Persian Carpet Gallery | 28 September 2009
Posted in Services

Repair consists of preparation, restoration and prevention. Rugs are normally for use on the floor for comfort and decorative purposes. From the very beginning, however, they have been used in all shapes and forms such as wall hangings, bed covers, cushion covers and on top of the desks and tables. Most rugs can be prepared for any use if this is carried out professionally without damaging or devaluing the rug. The second most common use of rugs in the West is as wall hangings. Care must be taken to ensure the weight of the rug is uniformly distributed along the hanging edge of the rug in order to prevent the rug from miss shaping over time, especially if it happens to be a heavy rug.

Restoration

Restoration is to bring the rug to its original shape and form. Restoration must be carried out professionally to ensure the value of the rug is at the very least preserved if not adding value to the rug. Before any restoration takes place, judgement is required to justify whether the rug is worth repairing or not. Occasionally our clients decide to go ahead with repairs purely for the sentimental value a rug may possess.

Prevention

Prevention is the halting of any further deterioration to a rug and is very cost effective.

Extensive work

Rugs may be very rare and highly valuable and at the same time very worn. Repairs on such rugs can become extremely labour consuming and expensive. In order to minimise the repair costs, in these circumstances we can arrange the work to be carried out either in Turkey or Iran. When a rug is in need of repair, it is always best this is done earlier rather than later in order to minimise the damage and cost of repair.