I recently spent two weeks visiting historical sites and touring rug weaving facilities in Iran. Arriving in Shiraz, we were met by our host for the trip Reza Zollanvari. Reza’s family is famous for having produced a line of Gabbe carpets that defined the market in such goods in the US and Europe for the […]
We are moving. Sometime in early 2017 we plan to move to a new building near 56th Ave. and Pecos Street just Northwest of downtown Denver. It will be our third move since we first opened a wash plant in Denver in 1982.
‘Chilkat Dance Blankets’ – as they are commonly known – are a product of an old weaving tradition practiced by native peoples of the Pacific coastal areas of Alaska and British Columbia. Their structure is a surprisingly complex mix of twining, plaiting, and weft wrapping used skillfully to create complex curvilinear designs.
Clients often ask us to cut or re-size rugs to suit their decorating needs. Usually it’s making a rug smaller or creating a custom size runner. Sometimes it’s more complicated.
A client brought in a Sarab long rug – formerly in Walter Cecil’s personal collection, a guy with impeccable taste in old rugs – and asked us to change some faded re-knots in the camel border.
Our restoration staff in Denver is very talented, but there are jobs where the highly refined skills of ATC, our sister company in Turkey, make shipping rugs overseas an excellent option for our clients.