Master Muslin
Complete Your Home With an Expertly Crafted Sorelle Rug
Furnishing your home can be a long, drawn-out process fraught with pitfalls. But, carried out correctly with winning pieces and expert assistance and you can create something that is truly unique and will really give your home that wow factor.
Perhaps the most difficult task in home furnishing is tying all the elements of your home together to create a unified environment that expresses your identity and approach to home furnishing. A quality rug can often be the missing link, the aspect of your house required to finish your perfect home.
Sorelle offers a superb range of luxurious rugs that can work to express your identity and add that finishing touch to your home. Look through our rug section and you will find rugs ranging from genuine Oriental and Persian to contemporary American - All of which are made to the highest Sorelle standards. You will notice a full spectrum of shapes to fit any room and a collection of rugs that showcase a range of colourations to suit any room.
We source our rugs from the finest expert master weavers, enabling lovers of fine furnishings the choice that they so richly deserve. Once purchased, you will find that you have acquired a rug with a deep, soft pile that soothes the feet on every occasion it is walked upon and lights up the house with its myriad of exquisite detail and bright patterning.
Caring for your rug
Of course, when purchasing a rug of such exquisite craftsmanship, ensuring that it remains in a state of perpetual beauty is of paramount importance. There are a number of simple yet important things you can do to look after your piece once it adorns your home.
1.Firstly, a good quality pad that lies beneath your rug can really help in ensuring its longevity. It assists in keeping the pile soft and prevents fibres from compacting. As well as this, padding protects the flooring under your rug and prevents unwanted slippage. For best results, choose padding that is filled with hair and ensure it comes complete with rubberised feet.
2.Periodical rotation of your rug ensures that it will not wear unevenly, especially on areas of heavy foot traffic and areas affected by direct sunlight. You should be looking at a rotation that occurs at least once a year for best results - A simple 180 degree rotation will suffice. You should rotate more often if your rug lies in the path of direct sunlight.
3.If you wish to store your rug for a prolonged period of time, be sure to wrap it in a breathable cloth material and add a moisture deterrent to keep the rug in best possible shape. Always roll your rug rather than folding. Roll with the pile facing upwards and drape a sheet of muslin over the top before you commence rolling to protect your rug further.
4.When vacuuming your rug, Vacuum with the 'nap' or grain of the rug. If you vacuum against the nap, you will be pushing dirt into the deeper fibres of the rug and risking damage. Vacuum lightly around any fringing on your rug to maintain the quality of the finish.
5.You should aim to give your rug the full wash treatment every three to five years. You should only be using natural products though as chemical based detergents can affect the delicate fibres causing damage and discolouration. You can do this yourself in your home with the correct products, or hire a professional to bring the lustre back to your rug.
6. It is inevitable that you will have to deal with stains at some point in your rug's long-life. In the case of a spillage it is important that you act quickly to prevent prolonged staining. Your first step is to blot and dilute as much of the spillage as possible - Blot with an absorbent towel, working from the outside in and dilute with fresh water to negate the effect of the stain. Once you have done this, you can add a spot cleaner in very small doses to clear up any remaining spill.
About the Author
Sorelle Home is a recognized brand that sells collectible home decor accessories, hand-crafted crystal and porcelain products as well as jewelry and oriental rugs.
Images from Auschwitz prompted local artist's work
When Susan Fagan visited Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz during a trip to Poland six years ago, she said she truly felt the impact of individual lives lost in the Holocaust.
Master Muslin
The person who heralds Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) from inside a turban as mentioned in
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The Introduction of Silk Flowers
Silk and other artificial flowers that are manufactured today are extremely difficult to distinguish from their natural counterparts. Most of the Silk flowers that you see today are hand made and are imported from Thailand, China and Honduras where the careful hand labour required to make the beautiful decorations is more readily available.
For many years, Florists looked down on artificial flowers, or ‘permanent botanicals' as a trained florist would say, as inferior. But today because of the rising popularity in easy maintenance home decorations, the silk flower has seen a boom in sales.
The tradition of making artificial flowers is hundreds of years old, and it is believed to have originated in China, where the Chinese mastered the art of working with silk, and then went on to create spectacular floral replicas. The Chinese, however, only used their artificial flowers for artistic expression and were not responsible for turning silk flowers in to a business. As far back as the 12th century, Italians began to make artificial flowers from the cocoons of silk worms, and they started selling them. The French then decided to follow their European neighbours and by the 14th century silk flowers were the top of the French craft list.
The Victorian era was when the flower industry seriously started to have an impact, as the Victorians loved to decorate every surface in the home with flowers or ornaments the need for artificial and natural flowers was demanding. Artificial flowers were now being made out of a variety of materials including satin, velvet, calico, muslin, cambric, crepe, and gauze. Other materials used in the making of the flowers were wood, porcelain; palm leaves and metal were also hugely popular. Human hair was used occasionally to made flowers to commemorate the deceased.
The 1920's and 1930 was the time that the florists started to stock artificial flowers, and they used the products to suffice when cut blossoms were in short supply. In 1940's celluloid became a popular material for artificial flowers, however, after its highly flammable properties, and some decidedly dreadful fires, importation was promptly banned from Japan. Plastic soon became the popular choice for artificial flowers and is still a highly popular choice today.
Artificial flowers are more popular today than they have ever been, and these days rather than looking down on them, florists actually incorporate, plastic, silk and natural flowers all together in bouquets, to compliment each other through, colours and textures.
About the Author
Sarah Emson is a freelance writer who specialises in weddings and fashion. You can see more examples of modern trending silk flowers and wedding flowers at http://www.silkbouquets.co.uk/
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Boy In Muslin Frock 1789 Photo Mugs A young boy, Master Henry Hoare, wears a high-waisted, white muslin frock with tucks at the hem, a blue sash, white stockings a lightweight brown lace-up shoes. N.B straw hat..... |
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