What does new machine fringes look like?

At Luv-A-Rug we do a lot of rug repairs, most of them are re-edging or fringe removal or replacement.  When fringes get too dirty, old or frayed  they can make a rug look older and dirtier than it is. The easiest thing for us to do is to remove the fringes and do a serged edge or a binding edge. Both look great, but it depends on the thickness, colour and your personal preference as to which one we do.

It isn't easy to picture your rug with no fringes, they have always been part of the rug. We try our best to explain, but it really comes down to trusting our judgment.

When it comes to fringe replacement we actually try to discourage it. Why you may ask? It is a matter of the fact that the fringes are cotton and in a few years they will get dirty and the vacuum will eat them away. Then you're back in the same boat as before having to re-do the fringes. Of course we will replace the fringes if that is what you want. We understand that not everyone likes the look of rugs without fringes.

Here is a video of what machine sewn on fringes look like.

Note: Even though most area rugs can have the fringes removed it doesn't mean that they all should. Some rugs are valuable and should have the fringes taken care of by hand. We have refused to removing fringes from older rugs due to the age and value of them. The value I refer to is not the value you paid for the rug, but the value that age, type of rug and collectors have put on your rug.

You may be thinking that the customer is always right, but not always when it comes to area rug repairs. Not everyone knows a lot about their rugs. If we did a machine repair to your antique rug it makes it worth nothing, now who is responsible? Not you, but us because we should have known that your rug was an antique and we ruined it. Just watch that Antiques Road Show. Pretty much every show you hear, " If this item hadn't had this "insert repair" it would be worth thousands, but it is worth nothing"

That is why you should always have only knowledgeable professionals take care of your area rugs. Not just to make sure they don't ruin a possible antique, but to make sure they know what they are doing and talking about.
 
Thanks for reading, RugloverMary

The King of Fringes

There are fringes and then there are Fringes. I do believe that these are the longest fringes I have ever seen on an area rug. What surprised me the most is that they are wool fringes. Usually wool fringes fray the quickest, but after chatting with the owner of the rug she spilled her secret to fringe longevity; She tucked the fringes under the area rug. That works!
I am curious as to why the weaver made the fringes so long. I just had a silly thought; The area rug was supposed to be 12 feet long but the weaver made it too short so they added really long fringes to make up the difference. I warned you it was silly.
Forgive me I am sleep deprived again!! I won't bore you with how happy that makes me feel. When you haven't had a good night's sleep in almost two weeks you realize that zombies really do exist. I am fast becoming a walking zombie. My roommate has been oh so happy with my moods lately . AH! The caffeine has kicked in so now I am thinking silly thoughts.

Back to area rug fringes. What would you do if you had an area rug that had 10 inch long fringes? Me? I would trim them back to around 4 inches after I took a picture of the rug with the 10 inch fringes,(my co-worker wanted me to say that I would trim them back to 9 1/2 inches to keep with the theme of silly thoughts, yeah not so much). 
The fringes make this runner very unique. I enjoy Turkish area rugs because of the uniqueness that is incorporated into them. Whether it be using florescent accents colours, really long fringes, the unique designs or the way they weave kilims. Turkish weavers seem to be very quirky and I like quirkiness. I do apologize, I seem to be rambling and not making a lot of coherent sense. I guess the Zombifacation is getting stronger. Huh! For some reason spell check doesn't recognize zombifacation as a real word, spell check has apparently never been in a city that has an annual Zombie Walk.

The colours on this Turkish runner compliment well, there are no accents of bright orange or pink to distract your eye away from the the overall pattern. I wouldn't mind if it did because that is what I like about Turkish area rugs as mentioned earlier. Love them or don't, Turkish rugs are a joy to look at!

Thanks for reading, RugloverMary