Thirty‑seven kinds of rug, one plant, one standard
A Heriz, a silk Qom, a viscose "bamboo silk" and a jute rug cannot go through the same wash, and at Farmingdale they don't. Choose your rug below to see how it is identified, what goes wrong with it, and exactly how it is dusted, washed, rinsed and dried at 44 Executive Blvd. Free pickup and delivery everywhere in Nassau and Suffolk County.
Get a rug quoteHand‑knotted rugs from Iran: the finest city rugs and the toughest village rugs, washed cold with dye control.
The hub page: identification, problems and the full process.
Start hereFine northwest rugs, often with silk highlights
Tabriz cleaningDeep reds that need a stabilized cold wash
Kashan cleaningHeavy geometric rugs that hold pounds of sand
Heriz cleaningVery fine, cotton or silk foundation
Isfahan cleaningIvory and blue with silk outlines
Nain cleaningSilk, hand‑washed flat
Qom cleaningThe iron rug; longest wash and dry
Bidjar cleaningAmerican Sarouks with painted fields
Sarouk cleaningSoft pastel wool that mats
Kerman cleaningSymmetric‑knot rugs with soft wool and softer dyes, washed at our lowest agitation.
No pile: washed on both faces, dye‑tested on both faces, blocked square as they dry.
Deep wool pile, dusted twice, washed cold with extra rinsing, dried slowly and groomed.
Everyday rugs, the same plant process, adjusted for latex backings and synthetic fibers.
Fiber decides the method. Silk and viscose are never immersed; antique foundations are stabilized first; plant fibers and hides are cleaned low‑moisture.
Qom, Hereke, Kashmir and Chinese silk, hand‑washed flat, never immersed.
Silk cleaningPre‑1945 rugs checked for dry rot and stabilized before any water touches them.
Antique cleaningBamboo silk, art silk and tencel: a low‑moisture method built for the fiber.
Viscose & art silk cleaningTurkoman reds and sun‑washed Chobis.
Afghan cleaningBokhara, Peshawar and Pak‑Persian rugs.
Pakistani cleaningAgra, Jaipur, Bhadohi and Kashmir.
Indian cleaningArt Deco, Peking and sculpted 90‑line rugs.
Chinese cleaningModern designer rugs with mixed‑fiber highlights.
Tibetan & Nepalese cleaningTapestry weaves and stitched canvas, hand‑washed flat and blocked.
Aubusson & needlepoint cleaningAmerican country rugs with burlap and latex backings.
Hooked & braided cleaningPlant fibers that brown when wet; low‑moisture only.
Jute, sisal & seagrass cleaningLeather with hair or fleece, cleaned by hand and conditioned.
Cowhide & sheepskin cleaningRead how to tell if a rug is hand‑knotted, tufted or machine‑made, turn it over and photograph the back, or just book a pickup. Every rug is identified at inspection at the plant, by knot, fiber and construction, before it is priced, and you can watch. If it is a rug we have not listed here, we have almost certainly cleaned one like it.