Rug-time competition - Fall in Love with your floors again with our Art of Clean competition

Tell us, what is your favourite room in your house and why? And you stand a chance to WIN a beautiful handmade rug.


It's really simple to enter;

1. Go to our Facebook page and answer the question, what is your favourite room in your house and why?

2. LIKE our Facebook page

3. and SHARE the competition post


 

This year Art of Clean is celebrating its 10th Anniversary and by way of saying thank you and have some fun along the way, we wanted to give our valued customers a chance to win a beautiful handmade Baluch Rug this Easter, worth £190, just keep on reading to find out more.

Art of Clean has teamed up with Persian Tribal Rugs and we are offering one of our customers the opportunity to win a beautiful handmade Baluch Rug (Please see below, picture of actual rug). This size of the rug is 165cm x 95cm and it is made of 100% wool, as the pile on the front and back of the rug is wool.

The Semi-old Baluch Rug was made in N.E Iran, it would have taken the weaver between three and six months to make.

Competition eligibility and rules

- The competition is open to residents living in the following postcodes CB, SG, PE, IP, CM postcodes, then you can enter to win a handmade Persian Tribal Rug, worth £190. 

- Every participant is allowed to submit only one entry (participants must be aged over 16).

- We will select one winner on the 27th March 2016 and the selected winner would be entitled to a handmade Baluch Rug.

- The competition will be open on 24th Feb 2016 till midnight of 27th March 2016.

- Art of Clean reserves all the rights to withdraw the competition in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

Terms and conditions:

This competition is being organised by Art of Clean. By entering the competition, participants acknowledge that they have read and understood, and unconditionally agree to comply with and abide by the Terms and conditions. This competition is not associated with www.facebook.com

Winner Announcement: Winner will be announced via Facebook Post. Participants are requested to regularly check this section to know the winners.

Prize Dispatch: The winner will need to contact Art of Clean by email to info@artofclean.co.uk to share his/her postal address for Art of Clean and arrange pick up of their prize.

Contact Information

For any queries, you may write to us via our Facebook message box.

If you would like to see a further selection of rugs, then why not pop into one of the the Persian Tribal Rug stores in Cambridge, Saffron Walden or Norwich.  Or visit their Rug website at www.persiantribalrugs.co.uk.

The owner Afrad Erfan is a very knowledgeable about his selection of rugs and if you would like any advice on a rug purchase for your home, then we would suggest that you visit him at one of the stores.

Art of Clean is a specialist cleaning firm in: 

Wood Floor Sanding,

Stone floor Cleaning,

Carpet Cleaning,

Rug Cleaning,

Upholstery Cleaning 

Leather Furniture Cleaning, 

CLEANING PRODUCTS

Working for domestic or commercial clients throughout Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire.

For more information on our services contact our friendly team on 01223 863632 or email us at info@artofclean.co.uk

real silk vs artificial silk rug

Firstly, what is real silk and artificial silk?

Real silk is produced by the silkworm, either in the wild or in captivity.  Silk is an incredibly strong protein fiber that is only as thick as a hair.  Farmed silk fibers are more highly desirable as the silk can be collected in one single continuous thread (up to several thousand feet long).  When the captive silkworm creates its cocoon the silk farmers will harvest the cocoon by placing it in boiling water to kill the worm.  This is to prevent the worm breaking out of the cocoon and breaking the fibers, such is the result from harvested wild silk.

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The silk thread is then collected and spun to create a super fine quality yarn.  This can then be dyed and will retain a rich vibrant colour.  The wild silk fibers are collected and spun together to make a ticker, weaker silk thread; these threads are sometimes blended with rayon and still called "silk".

Artificial silk, also known as Art silk or Faux silk is not made if silk at all.  Often these rugs are made from mercerized cotton or rayon which are cellulose products.  The cotton is treated (mercerized) to create a more durable and more light reflective product that closely resembles silk.  Rayon is a man-made cellulose product that is highly processed from cotton or wood pulp to create lustrous but poor tensile strength fiber.

Real silk vs artificial silk rugs

Real silk rugs are produced using only 100% silk yarn.  The yarn is extremely fine which is why the rugs imagery is able to be so detailed, they have a knot count of over 200-1000 or more knots per square inch.  This is an incredibly laborious and time consuming process which is why silk rugs can command such a high price.  As mentioned before, silk is an incredibly durable fiber but is it subject to wear by abrasion so high foot traffic will eventually cause them damage.  Many are used as wall hangings instead to admire their incredible craftsmanship.  Clean silk rugs will not attract carpet moths, once it gathers proteins such as food and drink the moths will be attracted to these; however carpet beetle is attracted to silk.  Pure silk has the amazing benefit of not being affected by dry rot and has a resistance to mold and mildew.

Artificial silk rugs can appear very similar to real silk rugs, which is why so many people are regularly sold an artificial rug that has be marketed as silk.  So if they look the same whats the problem?  The main concern with buying a Faux silk rug for many is that the value of the item is greatly reduced.  There are also the more practical disadvantages to such rugs, they will loose their luster, they will likely shed their fibers and the cellulose will brown /yellow.



For more information on how to recognise a real silk rug see our blog.

If you have a rug that you are not sure of, feel free to bring it along to our rug cleaning studio in Chittering, Cambridge and our team will be happy to help you decipher if your rug is real or artificial silk.  We will be happy to give you guidance on the pest practice to best maintain your rug and keep it looking at its best.

We are proud to be the only Master Rug Cleaners in Cambridge.  For more information on our services contact our friendly team on 01223 863632 or email us at info@artofclean.co.uk

Art of Clean are specialists in: 

Rug Cleaning,
Carpet Cleaning,

Upholstery Cleaning 

Leather Furniture Cleaning,

Hardwood Floor Cleaning,
Stone floor Cleaning,

Working for domestic or commercial clients throughout Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire.

 

Handmade and machine made rugs

Handmade rugs and machine made rugs are equally beautiful, however you don't get the sense of history and culture with a machine made rug.  The rules of cleaning are also different between the two so it is important to be able to tell the difference between a handmade rug and a machine made rug.

Here are some key pointers to consider:

• Rugs made in the known rug making areas are more likely to be handmade, these are mainly:
• Persia (now Iran),
• Morocco,
• China, 
• Turkey
• Tibet/Nepal
• India
• Man-made rugs are more often made of wool, synthetic fibers would indicate the rug being machine made.
•  At a glance 

• Look at the fringing - if the fringe is part of the rug then this is likely to be a handmade rug, if it appears to have been stitched on then this has likely been made by machine.
• Look at the edging - if the edge of the rug is a nice tidy straight finish this is an indication of machine work; if the edging has a more natural, fluid finish then this is very likely man-made.
• Look at the reverse - if you look at the reverse of the rug you will see more easily the stitching process of the rug.  Nice clean lines indicate the regimental structure of machinery.  A more organic looking, imperfect formation would most likely lend it's self to a handmade rug, you may also notice little white knots

Art of Clean are specialists in: 

Hardwood Floor Cleaning, 

Stone floor Cleaning,

Carpet Cleaning,
Rug Cleaning,

Upholstery Cleaning 

Leather Furniture Cleaning,

Working for domestic or commercial clients throughout Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire.

For more information about our services please contact our friendly team on 01223 863632 or visit www.artofclean.co.uk.

 

  Video - is this a real silk rug or not?