Job Description:

• 1) Reweaves damaged areas of oriental or other expensive rugs, following color, pattern, and weave of rug: Tacks damaged area of rug onto wooden frame.

• 2) Trims and removes tuft yarns and backing twine of damaged area, using scissors or knife.

• 3) Inserts needle and twine into edge of damaged area, draws twine across area and into opposite edge, and interlaces twine to form rug backing.

• 4) Selects tuft yarn, according to kind of yarn in rug, color, and pattern of rug.

• 5) Weaves yarn into backing twine, using needle, and following pattern and weave of rug, to form rug pile.

• 6) Trims loose thread ends.

• 7) May stretch oriental rugs to restore shape of rug and remove wrinkles or misshapen areas.