Authentic Portuguese needlepoint rugs, known for their cheery color palettes and botanically-inspired motifs, having been beautifying homes since the 1400s. Becoming rarer and rarer to find, if you are lucky enough to be in possession of one of these types of rugs, it can be unpleasant to notice your Portuguese rug fall into disrepair over the years. Portuguese needlepoint rugs do tend to be more delicate than some other types of rugs due to their construction, however, with the proper expertise, these rugs can not only be repaired beautifully, they can last for generations.
A customer in Connecticut contacted us to inquire about options to repair her Portuguese rug which had begun to show signs of age, primarily, the fringe was not in great shape.
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At Main Street Oriental Rugs we offer expert Portuguese rug repairs, all carefully done by hand. The options to repair this rug were to either restore the fringe to the original look or to remove the fringe entirely and bind the sides to give the rug an updated, refreshed look -- our customer chose the latter. The new binding looks beautiful, if we do say so ourselves!
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