Care and Handling of your Fine Rug

We know and love rugs, so we recommend a simple process to keep your rugs healthy and beautiful! A professional cleaning for your rug revitalizes the look and feel to give it a longer and healthier life.

SOLOMON'S COLLECTION provides professional cleaning care for your rug. Just bring in or send your rug to our pick-up center on 809 Hancock Street (Rt. 3A) in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Please Note: We do not recommend that you only face-wash (run a wall-to-wall cleaning machine over) your oriental or area rug. This will cause the dirt to muddy up and push deeper into the rug. The dirt will then crack the rug as the mud dries into clay, causing the structure to break and dirt to resurface. We recommend only a professional full immersion wash when cleaning your oriental rug. Cleaning of your oriental rug should be done at the proper specialized facilities.

1. We recommend SOLOMON'S professional cleaning process for your fine rug. Please contact us for any details and questions, or send your rug to our cleaning pick-up at 809 Hancock Street (Rt. 3A) in Quincy, Massachusetts.

At Solomon's, we will work with you to find a proper solution for your rugs that are in need of repair or restoration. Our assessments and repair recommendations are straightforward and honest. You can rest assured that only necessary and proper work will be applied to your treasures. We do not allow short-cut cosmetic cover-ups (e.g. machine-made fringes or pen markers to color your rug) which can actually damage the value of your rug. At Solomon's, we respect each hand-made rug and endeavor to genuinely preserve its authenticity and value. Common repair needs and Solomon's solutions include:

1. Worn or unraveling edges and fringes...

Solution: Solomon's Hand-Overcasting. Our skilled professionals can hand-weave an actual fringe within the structure of the oriental rug if necessary. This properly creates new fringe, repairs the rug edges, re-enforces the edges to protect against future unraveling, and preserves the hand-made integrity of your fine oriental rug.

Watch out for: Machine-made fringes at hand-made prices. This short-cut machine-sews a fake fringe onto the edges of your rug to look like an edge fringe. No real fringe is actually woven, and your rug will continue to unravel underneath the fake fringe. This causes more long-term damage, possibly forcing you to lose sections of your rug. At Solomon's, we will never recommend this approach. We can actually help to reverse machine-made fringe applications and apply our proper Solomon's Hand-Overcasting solution.

2. Holes or tears...

Solution: Solomon's Reweaving or Patching. For museum-quality restoration, Solomon's experts can hand-weave the actual oriental rug section, using era-relevant material in order to reproduce your original work of art. This preserves the rug's proper antique-aging process, along with its structure, integrity, and value. Solomon's restoration process can transform your rug back to its original brilliance. Solomon's Patching Process, using patch wool from relevant remnant rugs, can also be applied as a cost-effective approach to preserve the structural integrity and overall look and feel of your oriental rug.

Watch out for: Loose, cosmetic cover ups using new wool and color markers to give a false facade to a masterpiece, at museum-quality restoration prices. This short-cut may cover up your rug problems... until the hole appears again, or the coloration from the magic marker fades. At Solomon's, we will never recommend this approach. We can actually help to reverse false weaving applications and apply our proper Solomon's Reweaving or Patching solutions.

3. Rotting (Soiled/Wet) Wool Patches, Worn areas, and all other needs...

Solution: We recommend SOLOMON'S professional repair/restoration process for your fine rug. Please contact us at 617-770-1900 or sol@solomonrugs.com for any details and questions, or send your rug to our repair/restoration pick-up at 809 Hancock Street (Rt. 3A) in Quincy, Massachusetts.

1. Vaccum your rug once a week. If your rug has fringes, be careful when vaccuming the fringes.

2. Remove spills quickly by blotting the affected area with a damp towel. Do not drag the towel along the affected area, but simply tap the area. Then tap the area with a dry towel. Do not leave the rug wet as it may mildew and cause the rug to rot.

3. Avoid exposing the rug to direct sunlight for a prolonged period of time. Excessive exposure to sunlight may cause the colors to fade and produce an unevenness in the colors of the rug. If the rug lies in the sun, rotate the rug every 4 months to enhance the life of the rug.

4. Any potential elements that may stain the rug, such as wine or pet urine, should be professionally cleaned out. Pet urine also requires a deorderization process to neutralize any odors.

5. Have your oriental rug professionally cleaned every 3 to 5 years. We recommend that you clean rugs in any high traffic area every 1 to 2 years.

Solomon's Collection & Fine Rugs 
809 Hancock Street (Rt. 3A)
Quincy, MA 02170

Phone: (617) 770-1900
Email: sol@solomonrugs.com