2021/09 - The Experience Convention (Las Vegas, NV)
Regular price $0.00Date: September 8, 9, and 10, 2021
Location: Las Vegas, NV
ARCS, The Association of Rug Care Specialists, is offering all Experience participants a chance to learn from some of the most experienced and skilled rug washers in the country. This is one of the best educational and technical learning opportunities at The 2021 Fall Experience Event in Las Vegas! From rug cleaning to repairs, we will cover it all. Earn IICRC Credits. Enter to Win some amazing prizes!
Come visit us at our booth and The Rug Cleaning Pavilion!!
2021 TRADE SHOW HOURS:
- DAY 1: Wednesday, September 8th - 4:00 - 8:00 pm
- DAY 2: Thursday, September 9th - 2:30 - 6:00 pm
- DAY 3: Friday, September 10th - 12:00 - 3:00 pm
ARCS Speakers
ARCS - Viscose – Presenter: Kash Sobhe. Whether we like it or not, viscose rugs are here to stay. Most often, the problem is not the viscose but the cleaner's lack of experience, knowledge, finesse, understanding of chemistry and task appropriate cleaning and extraction equipment. Kash Sobhe has perfected methods that will dispel fear, promote confidence and deliver great results when cleaning these rugs.
Wholesale Instead of No Sale – Panel: Jennifer Colaco, Oriental Rug Cleaning Co., Dallas, TX; Meg Walker Aladdin Rug Cleaning, San Antonio, TX; Robert Mann, Mann Rugs, Denver, CO. Overview: Carpet cleaning and restoration businesses are always looking for ways to diversify and add revenue. Rug Cleaning is usually on their radar. There is no need to invest thousands of dollars in equipment, training and space. The easiest and most profitable way to offer rug cleaning is to partner with a well-established, successful and reputable in-plant rug cleaner in your area. Jennifer, Meg and Robert work closely servicing a large base of wholesale customers and share how this program can be a win-win for the carpet/restoration industry and rug cleaning plants.
Kash Sobhe - Director at Large
Kash Sobhe; Kash is the FIRST and ONLY Certified Master Rug Cleaner in the entire greater Los Angeles area. Kash is also a WoolSafe Certified Fiber Care Specialist and a Certified Color Restoration Specialist. He has grown up caring for rugs and will continue the family business. He graduated in Business Marketing from California State University Northridge.
Jennifer Vickery Colaco - President
Oriental Rug Cleaning Co., Inc.
www.dallasrugcleaner.com
Jennifer Vickery Colaco; Jennifer has served on the ARCS Board of Directors since 2017, as member-at-large, Vice President and is now the current president. She is Office Manager at Oriental Rug Cleaning Co. in Dallas, Texas and is the fourth generation of her family to be involved in the flooring business. She is a Certified Rug Specialist and Master Rug Cleaner.
Megan Walker - Past President
Aladdin Cleaning & Restoration
www.aladdincleans.com
Meg Walker; Meg is Vice President of Aladdin Cleaning & Restoration in San Antonio, Texas. Upon graduation from Texas Christian University in 2004, Meg began her career at Aladdin in accounting, marketing and HR. In 2016 she graduated from the Master Rug Cleaner Program. Meg has served on the ARCS Board of Directors since 2016, as Secretary, President and currently as Past President.
Robert Mann
Robert Mann Rugs
mannrugs.com
Robert Mann; Robert is the owner of Robert Mann Rugs in Denver, Colorado. His technical expertise is unrivaled having worked extensively in rug production, weaving design, dying, carpet finishing and washing, both domestically and internationally. Robert is generous with his knowledge and is a great resource for our industry.
2021/04 - Intermediate In-Plant Rug Cleaning (Dallas, TX)
Regular price $1,800.00Date: April 28-30, 2021
Location: Oriental Rug Cleaning Co., Dallas, TX
IICRC Continuing Education: 12 credit hours
The class consists of three intensive eight-hour days taught primarily on the work floor of an operational wash plant. Topics covered will be cleaning chemistry, spotting, rug identification, learning to ‘read’ and identify rug construction, rug intake assessment, rug washing, drying theory, and finishing after wash. Hands-on portions of the class will demonstrate the practical application of all that theory on an active wash floor in real time. The hands on training will focus on wet cleaning; students will wash a lot of rugs and have the opportunity to try a range of techniques and observe the results. More than just an opportunity to work and learn on a high production wash floor, students will gain a broader understanding of the cleaning process and how it applies to their own businesses. Fee for the class includes lunch for the three days, handouts, and all teaching materials. A short test will be given at the end of the class session. You will need to bring wash boots.
Member Price: $975; Non-member Price: $1800.
The Tools of Rug Identification – Grouped in a linear and methodical progression, students learn how to read a rug’s construction to identify its origins. Material progresses from easily discernible traits to more nuanced variations using the most commonly encountered area rugs as teaching material. Students come away knowing the covered material as well as how to advance their skills outside of class.
Survey of hand-tufted, machine-made and specialty rugs
Hand-knotted Rugs – a brief history, nomenclature and introduction to structure, the tools of rug ID
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Persian rugs
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Copies of Persian rugs
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Designer rugs
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Flat-weaves
Overview of Cleaning Process
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Review of the steps in a “best practice” rug cleaning as outlined in ARCS’ Industry Guide & Recommended Practice for Rug Cleaning
Rug Intake
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Pre-inspection and documentation, inventory control & prewash stabilization
About Rugs & Fibers
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A review of the most commonly encountered rug fibers and construction techniques and what their implications are for the cleaning process.
About Soils & Cleaning
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Review of the types of soils found in rugs: What are they? How do they accumulate?
Rug Washing
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Getting our hands dirty cleaning the host plants inventory. Topics will include:
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How to generate a cleaning plan
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How all the host’s “toys” work and how to scale the operation up and down to meet the demands of each student
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What to do if a rug starts to go south
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Drying Theory
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Discussion of drying theory and its effects on the cleaning process.
Results
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Evaluating results and discussing the next steps. Discussion, how clean is clean enough? Weighing risks vs rewards.
Finishing Processes
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A survey of the non-wash processes that go into a rug cleaning
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Grooming
-
Fringe Correction
-
Post-wash treatments
-
Cosmetic Touchups
-
-
Checkout procedures
-
Recording and reporting results
-
Spotting techniques
-
A discussion of the techniques for removing common spots such as rust, paint, wax, etc.
Discoloration Remediation
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How the products work and how they differ from spotters.
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Risks and how to manage them
-
Discussion and demonstrations of common applications and techniques
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Urine Stain removal
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Floor Stripping of Dye
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Dry stripping of Dye
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Review Test - Don’t worry, it isn’t graded
Armen Dohanian: is a fourth generation rug cleaner. His family owns a 100 + year old rug cleaning and restoration business in Boston, Massachusetts. Involved in rug cleaning from an early age, Armen is currently vice-president of operations at the Oriental Rug Cleaning Company in Dallas, TX, a 103 year old, “full-service” rug cleaning and restoration company. Mr. Dohanian is an ARCS Certified Rug Specialist (CRS), a certified Master Rug Cleaner and a Woolsafe North America "Fiber Care Specialist" as well as a member of the International Society of Appraisers.
2021/03 - Practical Dye Removal for the Rug Washer (Indianapolis, IN)
Regular price $1,750.00Date: March 4-5, 2021
Location: Oriental Rug Cleaning of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
IICRC Continuing Education: 14 credit hours
*Prerequisite Required: ARCS Intermediate In-Plant Rug Cleaning or instructor approved industry equivalent course
Ben Knause leads a two day intensive, hands-on dye correction class that introduces chemicals and techniques used to remove dye run and dye stains commonly used in wash plants around the world. Participants get ample time to experience wash floor stripping, spot dye removal, and fringe color correction with reducing agents and oxidizers. As a bonus, attendees leave with a general formulation guide to the products used during the event and a list of various suppliers.
Member Price: $900; Nonmember Price: $1750
For safety and accordance with the CDC health guidelines, a mask will be required and social distancing will be practiced for all live events.
If you have any questions, please contact info@rugcarespecialists.org.
Thursday March 4, 2021 - Day 1
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8:00-8:15 AM |
Welcome and Introductions ~ Handouts, housekeeping and course overview |
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8:15-8:30 AM |
Introduction to Oriental Cleaning of Indianapolis ~ Tour host plant |
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8:30-9:30 AM |
PowerPoint Presentation |
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9:30-10:00 AM |
Intake of risky rugs or rugs with preexisting color run ~ Talking to the client and setting expectations and risk. How to charge |
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10:00 AM |
Break |
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10:00-10:30AM |
Creating a plan of action, don’t just wing it |
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10:30-11:00 AM |
Testing off the wash floor/pre wash |
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12:00-1:00 PM |
Lunch |
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11:00 AM-5:00 PM |
Washing non colorfast rugs likely to need correction ~ This will involve tips and tricks to avoid and/or minimizing color run. We will be using hydro as the primary dye remover here however chlorine bleach may/will be used as well on some rugs. Setting up drying to minimize risk will also be covered |
Friday March 5, 2021 - Day 2 |
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8:00-8:30 AM |
Assessment of prior days wash |
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8:30 AM-12:00 PM |
Washing and correction preexisting color run on the wash floor |
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12:00-1:00 PM |
Lunch |
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1:00-4:00 PM |
Color and stain correction off the wash floor ~ Here we will be using a number of other dye and stain removers. Rugs will be on tables or the floor so everyone in attendance has their own rug to work on. |
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4:00-5:00 PM |
Q & A |
Ben Knause; is the Operations Manager at Carr’s Rug Cleaning in Knoxville Tn. With almost 18yrs at Carr’s he has been cleaning oriental and specialty rugs nearly half his life. He completed the Oriental Rug Cleaning Specialist course presented by Auserehlian & Company in 2006 and received his Certified Rug Specialist designation through the Association of Rug Cleaning Specialist in 2008. He is married to his wonderful wife Rebekah and together they have raised an amazing daughter Lydia. When he’s not working he enjoys riding one of his motorcycles and spending time with his family. He is a member of ARCS and serves on the ARCS Education Committee.
Oriental Rug Cleaning of Indianapolis
ARCS’s “Practical Dye Removal for the Rug Washer” course is a good primer on a complex subject. Ben did a great job explaining the principals and practical application of the most commonly encountered bleaches used in our industry. Those applications were then demonstrated at work in multiple real-world scenarios, not just “ideal” situations. Balancing risk versus reward, Mr. Knause walked students through an experienced professional’s thought process and approach to each problem. Participants were then given ample opportunity to practice with each product under the watch of an experienced cleaner, allowing them to get a better handle on the use of each type of product. This class will shorten the learning curve of anyone getting into color correction and is a must-attend course for any experienced cleaner who wants to know more about the subject.
Armen Dohanian - Oriental Rug Cleaning Co.
2020/09 - CANCELED - The Experience Convention (Las Vegas, NV)
Regular price $0.00Date: September 9, 10 and 11, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, NV
IICRC Continuing Education: TBD
ARCS, The Association of Rug Care Specialists, is offering all Experience participants a chance to learn from some of the most experienced and skilled rug washers in the country. This is one of the best educational and technical learning opportunities at The 2020 Fall Experience Event in Las Vegas! From rug cleaning to repairs, we will cover it all. Earn IICRC Credits. Enter to Win some amazing prizes!
Come visit us at our booth and The Rug Cleaning Pavilion!!
2020 TRADE SHOW HOURS:
- DAY 1: Wednesday, September 9th - 4:00 - 8:00 pm
- DAY 2: Thursday, September 10th - 2:30 - 6:00 pm
- DAY 3: Friday, September 11th - 12:00 - 3:00 pm
ARCS Speakers - Track 5 - Thursday September 10, 2020
ARCS Welcome - How to Handle Flooded Rugs – Scott Ring, Woodard’s Cleaning and Restoration. Many times, rugs are permanently damaged not from a water incident, but from improper handling. Scott will guide you through the best practices for mitigating and restoring wet rugs.
ARCS - Spot Cleaning Rugs 101 – Jordan King. Join the conversation with Jordan King, owner of MasterBlend and operations manager of Oriental Rug Cleaning of Indianapolis, as he shares insights on this crucial skill needed to deliver the best results when dealing with area and oriental rugs.
ARCS - Rug Intake & Wholesale Programs – Jennifer Colaco. The most important step in rug cleaning occurs before the actual cleaning process begins. Many common problems, complaints and re-dos can be eliminated if both sales and technicians properly inspect and pre-qualify with the customer. Jennifer works closely in servicing a large base of wholesale customers and shares how this program can be a win-win for you and the wholesaler.
ARCS - Viscose – Kash Sobhe, Rug Ideas. Whether we like it or not, viscose rugs are here to stay. Most often, the problem is not the viscose but the cleaner’s lack of experience, knowledge, finesse, understanding of chemistry and task appropriate cleaning and extraction equipment. Kash Sobhe has perfected methods that will dispel fear, promote confidence and deliver great results.
ARCS - Rug Construction and Why It Matters – Randy Hyde, Renaissance Rug Cleaning. Successful cleaners should understand the importance of rug identification and rug construction as it relates to rug cleaning. Join Randy for a great presentation that will increase your bottom line and enhance your reputation.
Jennifer Vickery Colaco - President
Oriental Rug Cleaning Co., Inc.
www.dallasrugcleaner.com
Jennifer Vickery Colaco; has served on the ARCS Board of Directors since 2017, as member-at-large, Vice President and is now the current president. She is Office Manager at Oriental Rug Cleaning Co. in Dallas, Texas and is the fourth generation of her family to be involved in the flooring business. She is a Certified Rug Specialist and Master Rug Cleaner.
Randy Hyde - Past President
Renaissance Rug Cleaning Inc.
www.renaissancerugs.com
Randy Hyde; Owner of Renaissance Rug Cleaning, Inc. established 1999 in Portland, Oregon. He started in the rug business with Atiyeh Brothers in the late 1980’s. In 1996 Randy accepted a job with rug dealer, author and tribal rug expert James Opie in part to manage the wash plant but also to sell rugs. Randy purchased the cleaning end of the business in 1999 and changed the name to “Renaissance Rug Cleaning”. Today Renaissance provides cleaning and service to most of Portland’s dealers and collectors. From 2015-16 Randy served on the ARCS board of directors and as ARCS President from 2016- to April 2018.
Jordan King - Secretary
Oriental Rug Cleaning of Indianapolis
www.Orientalrugcleaningindianapolis.com
Jordan King; “Jordan is the operations manager at Oriental Rug Cleaning of Indianapolis and Sani-Bright Carpet Cleaning. Since joining the business in 2009, Jordan’s passion for service has helped fuel their rapid growth. He is a certified Master Rug Cleaner and holds the CRS designation. Jordan has always had an entrepreneurial spirit; through high school and college, he owned & operated a successful recording studio as well as a lawn care business. He has found the networking, education, and friendships formed through ARCS events & classes to be highly valuable. It continues to give him and his team the edge they need to bring a 5-Star experience to their clients.”
Scott Ring - Treasurer
Woodard Cleaning and Restoration
www.woodard247.com
Scott Ring; Scott started in the cleaning and restoration business in the late 1980s with Woodard Cleaning & Restoration. After working production in the rug plant for approximately 7 years learning the business, he went on to pursue a career in hand-knotted rug sales. He worked in retail sales and importing for 13 years before returning to Woodard to now run their rug operations. Working with a 73-year-old business, he has been able to serve all three generations of ownership. Scott spent the next few years growing the rug business and adding additional decontamination, rug padding and hand-repair services.
In 2017 he became Director of Cleaning Services at Woodard, overseeing rug, residential & commercial location cleaning. With over 25 years of textile cleaning & retail sales experience, he says he has been blessed to have several mentors to help him figure things out along the way. Working at Woodard, their core purpose is to help people get back to their lives. The challenge and the privilege to serve others, both team members and customers is what motivates him daily. Scott is on his second term on the board of directors with the Association of Rug Care Specialist and has completed the Master Rug Cleaner certification.
Kash Sobhe - Director at Large
Rug Ideas
www.rugideas.com
Kash Sobhe; Kash is the 3rd generation in his family business, Rug Ideas. He is the FIRST and ONLY Certified Master Rug Cleaner in the entire greater Los Angeles area. Kash is also a WoolSafe Certified Fiber Care Specialist and a Certified Color Restoration Specialist. He has grown up caring for rugs and will continue the family business. He graduated in Business Marketing from California State University Northridge.
2011/04 - Annual Convention (Austin, TX)
Regular price $0.00Date: April 29-30, 2011
Location: Austin, TX
2011/11 - Navajo Rug Tour
Regular price $0.00Date: November 2011
2012/04 - Annual Convention (Denver, CO)
Regular price $0.00Date: April 27-28, 2012
Location: Robert Mann's in Denver, CO
2012/10 - Advanced Rug Identification (La Jolla, CA)
Regular price $0.00Date: October 27-28, 2012
Location: La Jolla, CA with Val Arbab
2014/04 - Annual Convention (Portland, OR)
Regular price $975.00Date: April 30-May 1, 2014
Location: Portland, OR
2015/02 - CRS Course & Test (Dallas, TX)
Regular price $0.00Location: Dallas, TX; Class and test given at Oriental Rug Cleaning Co.
IICRC Continuing Education: 12 credit hours
The Certified Rug Specialist class is a four-day, advanced rug identification seminar. Aimed at those who are already competent in basic rug ID and looking to take the next step, this class arms students with the tools to improve and expand their readily apparent rug identification skills, as well as provide them with the skills to identify those rugs with may not be so obvious.
In addition to identifying the rugs' origins, the class covers the practical uses for that knowledge, such as common pre-existing conditions, cleaning considerations common to the rug type and conversational knowledge with helps to distinguish oneself in the marketplace.
While this class is the primer for the rug identification portion of the CRS exam, it is also of value to anyone looking to improve their rug knowledge or "shake the dust" off exiting rug ID skills. Class fee includes four lunches, handouts and a copy of A Comprehensive Guide to Oriental and Specialty Rug Cleaning, Which serves as the class manual. While there are currently no specific prerequisites for this course, students must be cleared by the ARCS education committee to ensure they have the adequate background knowledge to benefit from the material presented.
The CRS class is for students with a good foundation of experience in cleaning and rug identification, the ability to readily identify commonly encountered rugs and looking for a program to take their skills to the next level. Participants must be ARCS members in good standing. No specific prerequisites are required, but all applicants for the class are encouraged to speak with the head of the Educational Committee, Robert Mann, or the class instructor, Ellen Amirkhan, for final approval.
Monday
Armen: Cleaning Chemistry 2 hours
Ellen: Machine-Made Rugs 1.5 hours
Lunch
Ellen: Review
a) History of Oriental Rugs
b) Dyes
c) What is an Oriental Rug
d) Four Categories of Oriental Rugs/Traditional Persian
e) Where Oriental Rugs Get Their Names
f) Construction
g) Knots and Grading Systems
h) End Finishes
i) Side Finishes
j) Chemical Wash
k) Design Components
h) Dating Rugs
i) Components of Identification/Technical Analysis
Countries Producing Oriental Rugs
a) Iran: Heriz, Sarouk, Kashan, Kerman, Mahal, Tabriz, Meshed, Joshagan, Serab, Bijar, silk rugs
TUESDAY
a) Finish Persian rugs from Monday
b) Six Persian single-wefted rugs: Hamadan, Malayer, Senneh, Bakhtiari, Karaja, Lillihan
c) Tribal Rugs: Baluch, Turkoman, Bakhtiari, Afshar, Shiraz
WEDNESDAY
Countries Producing Oriental Rugs, con’t
a) Afghanistan
b) China
c) India
d) Pakistan
e) Romania
f) Tibetan
g) Turkish
THURSDAY
Countries Producing Oriental Rugs, con’t (if necessary)
Caucasian and Navajo Rugs
Hands-On Technical Analysis—divide into groups
Appraisals—Power Point
FRIDAY
Review for written test
Practice rug Identification in the plant with rugs not previously seen
Mock Rug Identification test
Questions, Answers, Problems
SATURDAY
9AM-12PM
Written test
Hands-On Identification Test
Ellen Amirkhan: Ellen Amirkhan is a graduate of Texas Woman's University with a Bachelor of Science degree and Southern Methodist University with a Master of Liberal Arts degree. She is President of Oriental Rug Cleaning Co., Inc., in Dallas, Texas, a business started by her grandfather in 1911 that specialized in cleaning, repairing, appraising, and selling oriental rugs.
A past president of the Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR) - now the Restoration Industry Association (RIA) - Ellen develops and teaches oriental rug schools for the International Society of Appraisers (ISA) and other recognized groups across the United States and England, and is a co-developer of the Master Rug Cleaner Program.
In addition, she consults and serves as an expert witness for the legal profession. Ellen holds the designations of Certified Appraiser of Oriental Rugs from the International Society of Appraisers (ISA) and the Oriental Rug Retailers of America (ORRA) and Certified Rug Specialist (CRS) from the Association of Rug Care Specialists (ARCS).
Ellen's awards include the RIA Dr. Steven Spivak Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Textile Industry, The ASCR Helen Bradley Distinguished Service Award and The North Texas Chapter of the International Society of Appraisers (NTISA) Ellen Amirkhan Distinguished Service Award.
Robert Mann: Robert owns and operates Robert Mann Rugs Inc. in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1978, RMR Inc. provides cleaning and repair services to retail and wholesale clients throughout the United States, as well as outsourced restorations services provided by its sister company, ATC, in Izmir , Turkey. Robert spent for over 25 years working as a technical consultant in modern rug productions in nearly all the major rug producing countries.
Chuck Koshgarian, Koshgarian Rug CleaningEllen Amirkhan and Robert Mann are truly world class individuals who love this industry and are working hard to help others continue to grow their own passion for rugs.
Jordan King, Oriental Rug Cleaning of IndianapolisDon't miss out on this course! It will only be available every other year, you don't want to spend the next 2 years wishing you would've jumped on board sooner!
2015/02 - Intermediate In-Plant Rug Cleaning (Denver, CO)
Regular price $0.00Date: February 23-26, 2015
Location: Denver, Colorado, at Robert Mann Rugs, Inc.
The class consists of three intensive eight-hour days taught primarily on the work floor of an operational wash plant. Topics covered will be cleaning chemistry, spotting, rug identification, learning to ‘read’ and identify rug construction, rug intake assessment, rug washing, drying theory, and finishing after wash. Hands-on portions of the class will demonstrate the practical application of all that theory on an active wash floor in real time. The hands on training will focus on wet cleaning; students will wash a lot of rugs and have the opportunity to try a range of techniques and observe the results. More than just an opportunity to work and learn on a high production wash floor, students will gain a broader understanding of the cleaning process and how it applies to their own businesses. Fee for the class includes lunch for the three days, handouts, and all teaching materials. A short test will be given at the end of the class session. You will need to bring wash boots.
Member Price: $800; Non-member Price: $1200.
The Tools of Rug Identification – Grouped in a linear and methodical progression, students learn how to read a rug’s construction to identify its origins. Material progresses from easily discernible traits to more nuanced variations using the most commonly encountered area rugs as teaching material. Students come away knowing the covered material as well as how to advance their skills outside of class.
Survey of hand-tufted, machine-made and specialty rugs
Hand-knotted Rugs – a brief history, nomenclature and introduction to structure, the tools of rug ID
-
Persian rugs
-
Copies of Persian rugs
-
Designer rugs
-
Flat-weaves
Overview of Cleaning Process
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Review of the steps in a “best practice” rug cleaning as outlined in ARCS’ Industry Guide & Recommended Practice for Rug Cleaning
Rug Intake
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Pre-inspection and documentation, inventory control & prewash stabilization
About Rugs & Fibers
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A review of the most commonly encountered rug fibers and construction techniques and what their implications are for the cleaning process.
About Soils & Cleaning
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Review of the types of soils found in rugs What are they? How do they accumulate?
Rug Washing
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Getting our hands dirty cleaning the host plants inventory. Topics will include:
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How to generate a cleaning plan
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How all the host’s “toys” work and how to scale the operation up and down to meet the demands of each student
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What to do if a rug starts to go south
-
Drying Theory
-
Discussion of drying theory and its effects on the cleaning process.
Results
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Evaluating results and discussing the next steps. Discussion, how clean is clean enough? weighing risks vs rewards.
Finishing Processes
-
A survey of the non-wash processes that go into a rug cleaning
-
Grooming
-
Fringe Correction
-
Post-wash treatments
-
Cosmetic Touchups
-
-
Checkout procedures
-
Recording and reporting results
-
Spotting techniques
-
A discussion of the techniques for removing common spots such as rust, paint, wax, etc.
Discoloration Remediation
-
How the products work and how they differ from spotters.
-
Risks and how to manage them
-
Discussion and demonstrations of common applications and techniques
-
Urine Stain removal
-
Floor Stripping of Dye
-
Dry stripping of Dye
-
Review Test - Don’t worry, it isn’t graded
Armen Dohanian: is a fourth generation rug cleaner. His family owns a 100 + year old rug cleaning and restoration business in Boston, Massachusetts. Involved in rug cleaning from an early age, Armen is currently vice-president of operations at the Oriental Rug Cleaning Company in Dallas, TX, a 103 year old, “full-service” rug cleaning and restoration company. Mr. Dohanian is an ARCS Certified Rug Specialist (CRS), a certified Master Rug Cleaner and a Woolsafe North America "Fiber Care Specialist" as well as a member of the International Society of Appraisers.
2016/01 - Intermediate In-Plant Rug Cleaning (Austin, TX)
Regular price $0.00Date: January 27-28, 2016
Location: Deep Eddy's in Austin, TX
The Tools of Rug Identification – Grouped in a linear and methodical progression, students learn how to read a rug’s construction to identify its origins. Material progresses from easily discernible traits to more nuanced variations using the most commonly encountered area rugs as teaching material. Students come away knowing the covered material as well as how to advance their skills outside of class.
Survey of hand-tufted, machine-made and specialty rugs
Hand-knotted Rugs – a brief history, nomenclature and introduction to structure, the tools of rug ID
-
Persian rugs
-
Copies of Persian rugs
-
Designer rugs
-
Flat-weaves
Overview of Cleaning Process
-
Review of the steps in a “best practice” rug cleaning as outlined in ARCS’ Industry Guide & Recommended Practice for Rug Cleaning
Rug Intake
-
Pre-inspection and documentation, inventory control & prewash stabilization
About Rugs & Fibers
-
A review of the most commonly encountered rug fibers and construction techniques and what their implications are for the cleaning process.
About Soils & Cleaning
-
Review of the types of soils found in rugs What are they? How do they accumulate?
Rug Washing
-
Getting our hands dirty cleaning the host plants inventory. Topics will include:
-
How to generate a cleaning plan
-
How all the host’s “toys” work and how to scale the operation up and down to meet the demands of each student
-
What to do if a rug starts to go south
-
Drying Theory
-
Discussion of drying theory and its effects on the cleaning process.
Results
-
Evaluating results and discussing the next steps. Discussion, how clean is clean enough? weighing risks vs rewards.
Finishing Processes
-
A survey of the non-wash processes that go into a rug cleaning
-
Grooming
-
Fringe Correction
-
Post-wash treatments
-
Cosmetic Touchups
-
-
Checkout procedures
-
Recording and reporting results
-
Spotting techniques
-
A discussion of the techniques for removing common spots such as rust, paint, wax, etc.
Discoloration Remediation
-
How the products work and how they differ from spotters.
-
Risks and how to manage them
-
Discussion and demonstrations of common applications and techniques
-
Urine Stain removal
-
Floor Stripping of Dye
-
Dry stripping of Dye
-
Review Test - Don’t worry, it isn’t graded
Armen Dohanian: is a fourth generation rug cleaner. His family owns a 100 + year old rug cleaning and restoration business in Boston, Massachusetts. Involved in rug cleaning from an early age, Armen is currently vice-president of operations at the Oriental Rug Cleaning Company in Dallas, TX, a 103 year old, “full-service” rug cleaning and restoration company. Mr. Dohanian is an ARCS Certified Rug Specialist (CRS), a certified Master Rug Cleaner and a Woolsafe North America "Fiber Care Specialist" as well as a member of the International Society of Appraisers.
