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The Rug Doctor: Ken Ashtari
This treasured Turkish rug in our living room should have been turned ages ago. We hadn’t gotten to it. Shoving a heavy chair aside, we haul up on the fringe end. What’s this weird powdery stuff? From the back of the rug you see a path eaten right through the buttery pile.
The moths had relished such a hand-knotted tribal rug, handcrafted a few years ago in Turkey. It was made in the age-old way with handspun wool, traditional vegetable dyes and patterns. And with lasting value we thought.
