Primary discipline
Conservation.
Museum, antique, and artifact carpets treated to institutional standard. Every intervention is reversible, recorded, and carried out by hand in our studio.
What the work involves.
Treatments
- I
Dye & ground stabilization
Fugitive dyes are set and weakened foundations consolidated so the field can bear handling again.
- II
Hand reweaving
Losses are rewoven knot for knot in matched wool or silk, following the original weave structure.
- III
Selvedge & girth repair
Edges and ends — the first parts to fail — are rebuilt to carry the tension of the whole piece.
- IV
Reversible surface cleaning
Tested on a corner first, then carried across the field only when the ground is unaffected.
- V
Condition documentation
Photography, dye and fibre analysis, and a written record that travels with the rug.
Pieces we take in.
- Hand-knotted Persian, Caucasian, Anatolian, and Turkmen rugs
- Silk and wool-silk carpets, including fragmentary pieces
- Kilims, soumaks, and flatweaves
- Institutional and estate collections held in trust
- Textile panels intended for hanging or vitrine display
Collections are welcome. We assess in place where a piece should not travel, and provide written treatment proposals before any work begins.
Inquiry
Have a piece assessed.
Send photographs of the field, the ends, and any damage. We respond with a treatment proposal and a written estimate.