Persian rugs that call for a master's judgement
A hand knotted Persian rug is not washed like a carpet. Its wool may come from different regions, its dyes may be vegetable or synthetic, and its foundation may be cotton, wool or silk. Each combination asks for different handling. Many of these rugs have passed from one generation to the next, and the family wants to keep them that way.
Our workshop is run by masters with more than 40 years of craft in Persian rugs. Before any water touches the rug, they read the knot type, the density, the condition of the foundation and any earlier repairs. That reading decides the washing method.
A colour fastness test before washing
Every rug with strong colours or dyes of uncertain origin goes through a colour fastness test. We dampen a discreet spot of each tone and watch whether the colour moves. If a dye is not stable, we adjust temperature, time and product, or we choose a hand wash. This is how we keep a red from bleeding into an ivory.
Hand washing for silk rugs
Silk is strong when dry and fragile when wet. For that reason silk rugs, silk and wool blends, and antique or delicate pieces never go into the automatic washer. They are washed by hand, section by section, with pH neutral products and water at a controlled temperature. Excess water is then removed with care and the rug dries in our controlled drying room, away from direct sun.
Sturdy wool rugs do benefit from the industrial automatic washer and the centrifuge, which remove grit and water evenly across the whole piece.
Process, pickup and tracking
Every piece follows our seven steps: pickup, diagnosis and photography, deep dusting, washing, centrifuge and controlled drying, restoration and master review, and delivery wrapped and sealed. On arrival it receives a KR tracking code and is photographed front and back. You receive photographs again at the moment of delivery.
Pickup and delivery are included at no extra cost in Polanco, Lomas de Chapultepec, Bosques de las Lomas, Tecamachalco, Interlomas, Huixquilucan and the west of the city. To request a quote, send us on WhatsApp a photo of the front, one of the back, the size and your colonia. If you know where the rug was made, share that too. It helps us prepare the diagnosis.
