Fringe Cleaning & Restoration

Area Rug Cleaning Company knows that your intricate fabrics are an expensive investment that can last up to 150 years or more with professional and proper care. Call (734) 973-2300 to request an estimate for fringe cleaning and restoration.

Ann Arbor Rug Fringe Cleaning Restoration

Maintain Your Rug’s Value

Fringe cleaning and restoration will help retain the value of your fine rugs. Our detailed process can help brighten the fringe and often times return the fibers to like new again. We will attempt to correct dye bleed fringes that are the result of improper cleaning methods and chemistry. Additionally, if your rug was subjected to water damage, soda, coffee and tea stains, we have the expertise to address these issues too.

Accidents happen, and if urine deposits caused discoloration, we will attempt to remedy these as well. All these stains are difficult to remove. And even in some cases, textile and texture may make it impossible to safely do so while preserving the various textiles used in the rugs construction.

We are committed to safely address each circumstance, as if we were caring for our own precious rug. That is our professional guarantee!

  • Accent
  • Antique
  • Antique Oriental
  • Antique Persian
  • Ausbusson
  • Bamboo
  • Bathroom
  • Braided
  • Carpet
  • Cheap
  • Childrens
  • Chinese
  • Commercial
  • Contemporary
  • Cotton
  • Custom
  • Designer
  • Discount
  • Flokati
  • Floor
  • Floral
  • Gabbeh
  • Hallway
  • Hand-Knotted
  • Handmade
  • Hooked
  • Indoor
  • Indoor Outdoor
  • Industrial
  • Iranian
  • Isfahan
  • Jute
  • Karastan
  • Kids
  • Kilim
  • Kitchen
  • Modern
  • Mohawk
  • Momeni
  • Navajo
  • Nourison
  • Oriental
  • Outdoor
  • Oval
  • Persian
  • Persian Silk
  • Persian Wool
  • Rectangular
  • Round
  • Seagrass
  • Shag
  • Shaw
  • Shiraz
  • Silk
  • Sisal
  • Southwestern
  • Square
  • Stair
  • Throw
  • Tibetan
  • Tropical
  • Tufted
  • Turkish
  • Wool
  • Woven

A Handmade Rug in Disrepair Beautifully Restored

Area Rug Cleaning Company had a client bring in a rug to be cleaned that was a nice hand-knotted rug. The original fringes were cut off and aftermarket fringe attached. The fringe was glued and sewn, but now in disrepair. We washed the rug, removed the unsightly fringe and used the rug’s own foundation warps to make a short fringe. Then we overcast them secured the ends.

Before
Before Fringe Cleaning and Restoration

After
After Fringe Cleaning and Restoration

Our Superior Solution For Fine Textiles

Your oriental and area rugs are not just art treasures. They are also very valuable investments. That’s why we clean them with so much care and attention to detail. Utilizing the basic elements of air and water, we customize the cleaning process for the needs of each individual rug. With patented tools and equipment designed specifically for the cleaning of oriental rugs, we provide a thorough and effective, yet gentle, cleaning process that is powerfully soft. Depending on the particular fibers, dyes, soils, and construction of the rug, we’ll draw from a wide range of different cleaning techniques.

Every rug that is brought to our facility is inspected and then inventoried. You may view the video of dusting a rug found on the equipment manufacturer’s website. We proudly use equipment furnished by Centrum Force®, an Ann Arbor based Company.

Dusting is the most important step of the cleaning process. Over time an area rug collects dust, dirt, and debris, which can dull and scratch fibers. Although regular vacuuming can remove some of the particulates close to the surface, a vacuum is not powerful enough to remove dirt that is deeply imbedded in the foundation of the rug. Automated Rug Duster is used to gently dislodge the dirt and dust out of your rug before it is washed.

The first thing we do is to mechanically dust the rug, using the innovative machine that we designed, the Wolverine Rug Duster (pictured above). Then, most rugs are submitted to a complete water immersion wash process at our boutique rug care facility.

  • Why a complete wash?
    Our aim is to get the best results! There are some exceptions, and therefore an inspection of the rug is necessary before a total wash is prescribed. We do a complete wash, when possible, for the same reason that people launder their clothes in a washing machine. Top cleaning by shampooing and water extraction does not sufficiently penetrate the rug pile―it does not reach the foundation of the rug to remove all the soil.
  • Why the cost disparity from one rug cleaning company to another?
    As previously stated, it has to do with the method of cleaning and the expertise utilized. Cost is generally related to quality performed. You get what you pay for.
  • Should cost be your main concern?
    Area rugs are an investment and should be cared for accordingly. Thoroughly cleaning your rugs is our mission. If cost is the primary issue for you, then we can examine your rug to see if top cleaning will do the job for you. If this proves to be the case, we will offer you a price that is less than what we charge for our usual rug cleaning services. But we strongly recommend total immersion cleaning as the best approach to cleaning your precious textiles, when economically possible.

Learn more from our FAQs

The following are examples of how our complete immersion techniques will continue to preserve rug yarn and pile appearance:

  • Designer Shag – watch video
  • Hand-Knotted Oriental – watch video
  • The value is in the Centrum Star paddle wheel wash tub and the Centri-Maxx® rug wringing centrifuge working together. Both were designed and built by Centrum Force® LLC. an Ann Arbor based design and build company for innovative rug washing equipment, whose emphasis is on synergy and better use of space and the conservation and preserving of fine rugs, including antiques and heirlooms.

    Area Rug Cleaning Company is also a co-founder of Centrum Force®.

We use the world’s only American-made Horizontal Rug Wringing Centrifuge. This machine was designed and tested by us and is now sold to other serious rug-cleaning facilities across the world. The Horizontal Rug Wringing Centrifuge is essential for fine-rug drying.

  • How does it work?
    After the rug is washed, the wet rug is rolled and loaded into the cylinder of the Centri-Maxx® horizontal rug wringer. While spinning the rug and evacuating most of the water in three minutes or less, the rug is protected from pile distortion. Mechanical vacuum extraction techniques used by many companies can only Centri-MAXX® provide a form of top cleaning. Mechanical vacuum extraction may distort pile and leave the rug wet for long periods of time. The drip-dry method is unsatisfactory and usually leaves the rug stiff. In contrast, centrifugal drying, using our patent-pending machine, results in the rug feeling and looking much better than if it had been cleaned with other standard methods.

    After the rug is removed from the Centri-Maxx®, then it is hung horizontally for the final drying phase. This rug-hanging system was designed and built for us, based on our specifications.

Area Rug Sizes We Service

Have a custom size? No problem! Just let us know in advance.

10 x 14
12 x 15
3 x 12
3 x 5
3 x 8
4 x 6
5 x 8
6 x 9
8 x 10
9 x 12
2 x 3
And more!

Professional Service in Southeastern Michigan

Since 1977, Area Rug Cleaning Company has provided professional fringe cleaning and restoration to southeastern Michigan. We also provide Oriental rug repair, custom rug padding, deodorizing, stain removal, pet urine and odor removal, stain protection, moth and insect conrol, area rug cleaning, are rug color restoration, and rug storage.

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