Handmade Rugs
This website is about handmade rugs. The website includes information about rug attributes, rug history, rug design geography, a rug glossary and other resources. Rug attributes such as layout, size, color, style, make and rug condition have separate links with more information. A tool guide shows the equipment used in making rugs.
Flooring Advice
This flooring advice center offers some articles that discuss various methods of flooring, including rugs. A question and answer section includes information about laminate flooring and instructions for installing flooring.
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.
How Good is My Rug Collecting
There are a lot of curious reasons why people collect rugs, some of which make little sense to anyone not so bitten. People participate in rug collecting to own fabulous rugs, win competitions, to learn about the industry, have fun meeting others interested in rugs, make money off the products and to be in the collecting industry. The author of this article talks about his fascination with rug collection, as well as tales of life as a rug collector.
Metropolitan Carpet Gallery
The Metropolitan Carpet Gallery is located in New York. Antique Oriental rugs are featured as well as the following rugs: Bergama, Chenil, Chinese, Hamadan, Bigjov, Ikat, Kirman, Hession, Mudjar, Yezd, ChiChi, Belouch, Art Deco, Kazak, Tapestry, Shirvan, Tekke and more. Rug appraisal, rug cleaning, rug restoration, rug storage, and antique rugs trade also available. Includes links to the Hajji Baba Club, American Conference on Oriental Rugs, Armenian Rugs and Carpets and rug antique shows.
Marla Mallett Textiles and Tribal Oriental Rugs
This site by the author of Woven Structures: A Guide to Oriental Rug and Textile Analysis features 3100 photos that illustrate a variety of textile art topics concerning antique tribal oriental rugs, kilims, tapestries and ethnic textiles from around the world.