Patching an old Peking Rug.

Recently, we had an old Peking rug in the shop that had some damage inflicted upon it by the rug owner's dog. Reweaving was not an option in this case - the cost to try and reweave it would have been far greater than the rug was worth. It is a pretty rug, and the owners wanted to do something to make it usable again.

That meant patching.

We have collected many scraps of old rugs that we keep on hand for just this purpose. We had some scraps from another old Peking rug in our archive, the color and texture of which matched well enough for this purpose.

As you can see, the patches aren't exactly invisible, but they definitely serve the purpose, which was to stabilize and secure the rug, plugging the holes and making the area able to handle foot traffic again. They are certainly less eye-catching than the gaping, torn holes.

While we had it in our shop, we also did some touch-up dyeing in the field where the wear was the most noticeable. Selective dyeing can do wonders, as far as making the wear more aesthetically pleasing. 

This is a photo of the patches from the back side.

If you have a torn rug and wonder if perhaps it can be patched to allow you to use it again, by all means, email us photos and we can discuss options. rugcarecentral@gmail.com.

Comments

[Lisa]

I just LOVE Peking rugs from this era ... that indigo blue is so rich. It was great that you could plug it up and make it sturdy enough to enjoy... I guess the only other option would have been making pillows out of it, which is sometimes a good idea for rugs that have been left to fall apart like this.

Thanks for sharing this - even though this rug has seen way better days ... it's still beautiful!

Lisa