Resources on Area Rugs & Flooring
Flooring Basics - Tips and Resources
A wonderful collection of helpful and informative articles on a wide range of flooring, carpeting, and rug styles and their proper uses. Start with tips on how to choose the proper carpet for the right room, complete with a wonderfully helpful section entitled Before You Buy. Continue with an informative page of tips, illustrations, and sources for a variety of flooring types—from tile to carpet and hardwood. Don't stop there. The next article covers tips on carpet fibers, installation guidelines, and technical info. Click the "Residential" button under Selecting Carpet and Rugs for the best tips. There are articles on carpet scams and how to avoide being overcharged. There are articles on carpet stains and how to deal with everything from mildew, to fading, to color change, to smoke damage, and much more. There are a lot of addition articles, covering virtually every aspect of carpet, area rug and floor care, purchase and installation.
Great Rugs
While this site is a sales site, it is also a great deal more than that. The number and the depth of the articles on this site are truly astounding. This site has articles covering virtually every type and style of rug. Learn about contemporary rugs, modern rugs, Southwestern rugs, area rugs, wool rugs, designer rugs, economy rugs, discount rugs, stair runners, rug runners, round rugs, oval rugs, Oriental rugs, Persian rugs, Seagrass, Sisal, Shaw, Capel, Throw rugs, kitchen rugs, bethroom area rugs, hearth rugs, nursery area rugs and so much more. It may take a bit of searching, but the information available on this site is well worth the effort.
Tibetan Rugs
Information about the book named Of Wool and Loom: The Tradition of Tibetan Rugs. This is the first overview of the Tibetan rugmaking tradition to be written in English by native Tibetan authorities on the subject. Introductory material presents a brief history of Tibetan carpet and textile weaving from its earliest origins to the present, including "planted-pile" textiles, drumtse knotted-pile carpets of the Wangden Valley, and warp-backed rugs of the Lhuntse region. It next traces the emergence of Tibet as a commercial centre of carpet weaving, and reveals an insider's account of the arduous process required to learn the craft, from apprentice to master weaver. A final section gives an account of wide range of functions for which Tibetan rugs are employed -- by nomads, by the aristocracy, and by ordinary people, including special ecclesiastical and equestrian uses.
Great Floor Ideas
Sunset publications presents this book, Ideas for Great Floors. Find out how to purchase the book, which gives great flooring ideas for homes. Includes ceramic tile flooring, rugs, hard wood floors and other floor coverings.
Rug Repair and Maintenance
Learn the various techniques for repairing carpeting, cleaning carpeting and glueing carpet. The Seamster, a tool that repairs torn rug seams, is highlighted, as is an elastic adhesive for wood flooring. Links to manufacturers such as Beaulieu rugs, Classic Weavers, Couristan carpets, Gumuusuyu carpets, Octans carpets, Shaw rugs and Tibetan rugs are included.
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