What can be saved, what can be rebuilt, and what to expect
Honest conservation on a damaged rug — how to recognize the early signs, what reweaving actually recovers, and when repair becomes restoration.
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Antique Rug Repair vs Restoration
Why these are not the same service, what each is appropriate for, and how to know which your rug actually needs.
Ghorban Ahmadi5 min readApril 22, 2026 - Moth & Pest Damage
Moth Damage in Rugs: What It Looks Like and Whether It Can Be Fixed
How to spot active infestation versus old damage, what hand-reweaving can recover, and how to prevent recurrence.
Ghorban Ahmadi4 min readApril 22, 2026 - Reweaving
Persian Rug Restoration: What Is Possible and What Is Not
What restoration can recover from antique Persian rugs and what cannot — knot reweaving, foundation rebuilding, dye matching.
Ghorban Ahmadi3 min readApril 22, 2026 - Reweaving
5 Signs Your Antique Rug Needs Professional Attention
The early indicators of damage that catch issues before they become reweaves — fragility, dust load, dye bleed, foundation rot.
Ghorban Ahmadi4 min readApril 22, 2026 - Water Damage
Water Damaged Rugs: What to Do in the First 48 Hours
Flood, leak, or burst pipe — the 24-hour window, mould risk, foundation drying, and what is recoverable.
Ghorban Ahmadi5 min readApril 22, 2026 - Fringe & Edges
Rug Fringe Repair: What It Is & How to Fix It
Why fringe is structural, common problems, what you can safely fix at home, professional repair options, and the fringe-trim debate.
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Rug Reweaving: How a Rug Is Rebuilt Knot by Knot
What reweaving actually is — new warps, wefts, and matched pile — when it beats patching, why wool matching is the hardest part, and when it is not worth the cost.
Ghorban Ahmadi - Fringe & Edges
Rug Binding & Serging: Edge Repair Explained
Binding, serging, and overcasting compared, which method fits which rug, side cord rebuilding, and how to stop active unraveling at home.
Ghorban Ahmadi - Water Damage
Water Damage Rug Repair: What Can Be Saved
Dry rot, dye migration, mildew — the damage timeline, how to assess it, what is repairable versus not, and the dry-clean-stabilize-repair sequence.
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Rug Hole Repair: Options by Size, Cause & Value
How holes happen, why every hole grows, triage to stop the spread, and repair options — invisible reweaving, patching, structural rebuild — by hole size and rug value.
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The Antique Rug Restoration Process, Step by Step
Conservation vs restoration philosophy, the assessment phase, the fixed restoration sequence, the museum reversibility standard, and honest cost-vs-value logic.
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