Restoration is a different discipline from repair
Repair addresses a specific injury. Restoration is a full conservation treatment — structural integrity, pile height, surface condition, and cleanliness all evaluated and brought back toward original.
It is the kind of work museums commission for their textile collections, done over weeks rather than days. Antique Persian, Turkish, Caucasian, and Central Asian rugs that have lived in family homes for generations almost always benefit from a proper restoration.
Once restoration is complete, many clients commission a written appraisal to update their insurance documentation — particularly for pieces that have appreciated significantly after conservation.
Our restoration process — step by step
- 01
Condition assessment
Full documentation and photography. Structural, surface, and dye condition recorded before any treatment is proposed.
- 02
Structural repair
Foundation, warps, and wefts stabilised first. Everything else depends on a sound foundation.
- 03
Pile restoration
Reweaving and height normalisation. Worn areas rebuilt with matched fibre and dye lot.
- 04
Conservation cleaning
pH-managed, fibre-appropriate cold-water wash — the same method used on museum pieces.
- 05
Final documentation
Before/after report, photographs, and condition notes. Yours to keep and your insurer’s, if you need it.
