A UCLA math teacher brought in an old American Sarouk carpet which was in a very bad condition. This type of Sarouk rugs were made in the early 1900 in Iran in the city of Arak, then called Sultanabad for the American market. That is why they are called American Sarouk. This rug was torn and was falling apart. He said that they had it for a century in their family. There was no way of preserving the rug since all the foundations on different sides were broken. Besides, he said that it was too big for them and they had no place to fit the rug in. The size of the rug was 9 x 12 foot.
We made a nice and clean rug with the size of 5 x 8 after it was professionally cleaned. His wife did not like fringes at all, so we made the bindings and gave the rug handmade selvages on all four sides. The math teacher who looked very anxious and picky at the beginning liked the job.
Khosrow Sobhe
www.RugIdea.com
310-770-9085
Dr. Sobhe, you have the most interesting rugs come through your doors! Thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteThank you David. Yes I am lucky and blessed to see and work on these objects of art. When I see rugs like these, I become so excited like a kid in a candy or toy store.
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Khosrow Sobhe
The most important thing you can do to extend the life of your carpet is to vacuum it regularly. Dirt and grit not only look bad, they can wear down the carpet fabric as they are ground in by foot traffic.
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