Machine-Made Fringes on an Oriental Rug - An Easy Fix?



Many of my clients seek out our services to repair rug fringes that have either unraveled, been shortened somehow, or suffered some pressure (such as a hungry puppy or vacuum) that has caused them to rip or shorten.  From time to time, we have encountered rugs that were "repaired" using machine-made fringes.  These machine-made fringes have the advantage of being very uniform (i.e., all the same exact length) and are very quick to sew on.  However, as the picture above shows, the fringes are sewn on and not integrated into the structure of the rug, making it very likely that they will come off quite easily.  In essence, they are a "quick fix."  They make a rug appear as if it is undamaged; but in reality the pile underneath is still vulnerable to damage (and the risk for the knotting being compromised is quite high).  As with most things, the only way to repair and/or restore a rug's fringes is to avoid the quick fix and opt for the most comprehensive repair - to rebuild the fringes by hand.  In my next post, I will show how that is done. --www.traditionalrugrepair.com