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Nylon - 'Wannabe' Wool Pat Slaven OK, if you are a wool purist you can stop reading now. Still, most folk in this audience at least occasionally clean Nylon and even the Olefin rugs (heaven forfend). These too do need some love...
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Dye Bleed Pat Slaven There are many discussions, conversations and even rants about Dye Bleed on the Rug Cleaners Forum. I’ll be very up front about this column, there are NO easy, magical solutions in the last paragraph. There is...
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Rayon AKA ‘Art Silk’ and Water Pat Slaven An ARCS member recently noted in the Rug Washers Forum that he observed that rayon (those ‘lovely’ art silk) rugs hold more water and are heavier when wet. But he found that some...
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Greetings from ARCS Board of Directors! Spring brought about the return of in-person classes and the launch of a new and exciting product, the ARCS Repair Kit. Continue reading this newsletter for recaps of the classes, highlights from the Repair...
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Greetings from ARCS Board of Directors! 2020 threw us all for a loop, but we are here… in 2021…. Finally! We are starting this year with a newsletter full of great articles and the highlights of our spring education schedule....
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