Kilims
The portion of the rug made up of two parts: tassels and kilim
What is the fringe?
Tufted, Braided, Flat-weave, Knotted
A rug construction types that should never be cleaned in home due to how much moisture it holds; leads to dry time issues
What is a tufted rug?
A fiber type known also known as Olefin
What is polypropylene?
The size of rug that has an area of 108 square feet.
What is a 9x12 rug?
The portion of the rug comprised only of weft and warp
What is the kilim
A rug comprised of thousands of knots
What is a knotted rug?
The machine that gently beats the backs of rugs to dislodge approximately 1 pound of debris per square foot.
What is the dusting machine?
A rug fiber type that easily mildews or molds if left wet for too long.
What is wool?
A hockey puck of dirt from the client's rug
What is a white towel test?
An entire rug made up of "kilim" (warp and weft only)
What is a flat weave rug?
A rug comprised of braided materials, then sewn together to form the shape of the rug.
What is a braided rug?
A giant cylindrical washing machine that wrings out up to 90% of moisture used during the wet cleaning of rugs.
What is a centrifuge?
A fiber type harvested from worms.
What is silk?
The only sure-fire way to know a rug's construction type.
What is looking on the back of the rug?
The fiber type warp and weft are usually made of
What is cotton?
A rug comprised of colorful weft fibers woven in and out between vertical warp fibers.
What is a flat weave rug?
Certified technicians trained specially in rug-specific fibers, construction and proper care and cleaning methods (only 5 in Georgia)
What are rug masters?
The synthetic fiber type that is softest to the touch.
What is polyester?
The acronym used to remember the process of properly selling a rug.
What is Sell, Pictures, Invoice, Tag (SPIT)?
The Indian name for a Kilim rug
What is a Dhurrie?
A rug that involves a primary backing, a thick layer of latex glue, and then a secondary backing.
A rug fiber type that should never be cleaned in home due to its incredibly high value.
What is a silk rug?
The plant based fiber that mimics a much more expensive protein based fiber.
What is viscose?
Something the rug technicians highly appreciate being included in the invoice "Notes" section for the rug.
What is "the client's main concern is..."?