In Palm Springs for the Restoration Industry Association convention.

If anyone ever follows my Facebook pages, you would know that I am currently in balmy Palm Springs California for the Restoration Industry Association convention. This is amazing on a number of levels: 1. It was totally FREEZING in Seattle when I departed on Monday in the midst of an early spring snowstorm that I was afraid would close the airport. 2. It's about the only place to hang with my peers in rug cleaning and restoration in the United States and
3. Today I had the great pleasure of lunching and visiting with Dr. Khosrow Sobhe in Los Angeles
(well, closer to Beverly Hills if you must know) and meeting his lovely wife and son.

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For those of you who may not know Dr. Sobhe, he is the President of Sobco International Trading with offices in Tehran and Los Angeles, He has multiple college degrees, is on the board of the Southern California branch of the Textile MUseum and more! On top of it all, he is just a genuinely nice person. With rugs.

Last year I had the singular pleasure of visiting Iran for the Kish International Handknotted Rug Exhibition, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Sobhe and others. It was a truely moving event for me
and I appreciate everyone's efforts on my behalf. Thank you too, Barry O'Connell for introducing us! Another genuinely nice person.

Thea

Cleaning oriental rugs in Seattle

These are the musings of a fourth generation, woman rug cleaner in the scenic Pacific Northwest.
Our business has been in Seattle since 1907 and we specialize in the cleaning and restoration of handmade oriental rugs but clean and repair all kinds of rugs and carpets. I'm the current President of Emmanuel's Rug and Upholstery Cleaners at 1105 Rainier Ave So, Seattle WA 98144 Call us at 206-322-2200 or check out our webpage at www.emmanuelsrug.com
Since I spend so much time at work and see lots of interesting rugs and people I thought I'd share some of our experiences.

Check back for updates!

Thea