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3rd Quarter Update A Distressing Situation' -Robert Mann I’m not sure when I first heard someone call a rug distressed. It sounded odd. Did they mean the rug was having a bad day? Took a minute to realize it meant...
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Recap of 2022 and thank you to our members! First off, I want to say a big thank you to our members. ARCS is the organization it is today because of your efforts and continued support. We couldn’t do it...
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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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