Job completed for Manchester Persian Rug Repair Customer

Completion date: September 1, 2025

Location: Manchester, VT

Why did the customer contact us?

This is an example of a Persian Joshegan timeless masterpiece rug made in Iran. This rug is no longer able to be produced on the loom. It is over a century old. A rug of this quality comes from the finest weavers of Iran but the rug had enormous wear and cuts in the fringe and borders of the rug and was destroyed in numerous areas.
The rug was completely destroyed in the following areas:
-Fringe was torn and ripped
-Binding was unraveling as this a mid-century rug
-Shearing was required to bring back original condition of the rug

Solutions provided:

This type of work can only be performed by hand and Jafri Rug's weavers are
skilled artisans who understand the curvilinear characteristics of the rug and
can reweave into the wool without making the rug look new. The time to restore
this rug took approx 6 months.

Jafri Rug restoration repaired this rug by doing the following:

Pre-Repair Cleaning

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  A deep cleaning is performed before repairs to remove dirt, oils, and
  debris that interfere with repair work.
  


• Includes:
  
  
  
  • Dusting where the dust fibers are vacuumed from the rug for hours (front and back)
  
  
  • Gentle hand washing with pH-neutral detergents including olive oil shampoo
  
  
  • Rinsing and drying in a temperature-controlled environment
  
  
  
  

Structural Repairs

These are the most critical to maintain rug integrity:

a. Edge Repair (Overcasting or Binding)

• Rebinding fraying edges to prevent unraveling into the field of the rug.


• Matching wool or cotton thread to blend into the rug.


• Restores tension and keeps the weft and warp from separating.

b. Fringe Repair or Replacement

• Stabilizes or reconstructs the fringe (often the warp threads).


• May involve:
  
  
  
  • Tying off loose fringe
  
  
  • Sewing in new fringe sections
  
  
  • Weaving new fringes into the foundation
  
  
  
  

c. Hole or Tear Repair

• Small holes: patched and reinforced from the back.


• Larger holes or tears: require reweaving the foundation (warp and weft), then tying new knots to match the original pattern.

4. Pile Reweaving / Pattern Reconstruction