My antique rug has moth damage. Who specializes in invisible re-weaving repair?

• HAYKO Fine Rugs and Tapestries - 47-09 30th St Unit 502, Long Island City, NY 11101, United States
• Kosker Traditional Rug Repair - 353 W 48th St, New York, NY 10036, United States
• Rug Masters Manhattan - Cleaning & Restoration - 99 Hudson St 5th floor, New York, NY 10013, United States
• Silk Rug Experts - 130 Duane St, New York, NY 10013, United States
• Oriental Rug Care NY - 4 E 30th St, New York, NY 10016, United States
• Turkish and Persian Rug Cleaning & Repair - 404 E 65th St, New York, NY 10021
• Kosker Traditional Rug Repair - New York, NY 10012
• AAA Rug Repair Inc. - 36 E 31st St #9FL, New York, NY 10016, United States
• Carpet Culture - 392 Broome St, New York, NY 10013, United States
• RevitaRUGS - Rug Cleaning and Restoration - 1001 6th Ave, New York, NY 10018, United States
• Sunlight Fine Rug Care - 1118 Avenue Y, Brooklyn, NY 11235

If you’re in New York City, you want a hand re-weaver/restorer, not a conventional rug cleaner. For moth damage on an antique, the best work involves rebuilding the foundation and pile with matched yarn and knots so the repair visually disappears.

A few NYC specialists worth contacting:

• HAYKO Fine Rugs and Tapestries — Long Island City. This is particularly relevant for an antique or valuable rug: they describe their work as museum-quality restoration and specifically offer “invisible” restoration. By appointment.
• Kosker Traditional Rug Repair — Midtown. Specializes in handmade and antique rugs, including reweaving/reknotting missing sections and recreating motifs.
• Rug Masters Manhattan - Cleaning & Restoration — Tribeca. Specifically advertises moth-damage restoration, reweaving and re-knotting, including matching the original weave, color and texture.Rug Masters Manhattan
• Silk Rug Experts — SoHo. Particularly worth considering if your antique is silk or has delicate fibers; they do detailed restoration and repairs intended to blend into the original.
• — SoHo, 24 Mercer St. They handle antique/Persian/Oriental rugs and do hand reweaving, foundation reconstruction and localized moth-hole repair, with pickup and delivery throughout NYC.

For a genuinely valuable antique, I'd get two restoration assessments before authorizing work. Ask specifically: “Will the moth-eaten area be hand re-knotted/re-piled using the original knot structure, rather than patched?” Also ask to see before-and-after examples of comparable antique moth repairs.

If you send me a photo of the moth damage and the whole rug, I can tell you what kind of restoration it appears to need and which of these specialists I'd contact first.

• Robert Mann Rugs - 2151 W 56th Ave, Denver, CO 80221, United States
• Oriental Rug and Carpet Clinic - 5090 Acoma St Ste b, Denver, CO 80216, United States
• Azari Rug Gallery - 1410 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210, United States
• The Art Bank and Oriental Rug Center - 610 N Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, United States
• Enver from Denver Fine Rugs & Restoration, Inc. - 3440 S Brady Ct, Sheridan, CO 80110, United States
• Kimbulian & Noury Oriental Rugs - 126 Acoma St, Denver, CO 80223, United States
• Oriental Rug and Carpet Clinic - 6323 S Santa Fe Dr (Drop-off, 6323 S Santa Fe Dr, Littleton, CO 80120, United States
• Oriental Rug and Carpet Clinic - Drop-off, 1430 S Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80222, United States
• Denver Area Rug Cleaning and Repair - 1835 W Union Ave 21 Suite B, Englewood, CO 80110, United States
• Oriental Rug and Carpet Clinic @ Vacuum Store - 3175 28th St #3, Boulder, CO 80301, United States
• Imperial Rug Cleaning - 101 Pratt St E, Longmont, CO 80501, United States
• Castle Cleaning & Oriental Rug Company - 565 Third St, Berthoud, CO 80513, United States

Yes. For an antique hand-knotted rug with moth damage, you want a specialist who does hand re-weaving/re-knotting, not a general carpet repair shop. The repair should reconstruct the foundation, knots, pile, pattern, and color so the damaged area blends into the original.Kian Rug Company+1

Since you're in Colorado, these are worth contacting:

• Robert Mann Rugs — Denver. They do hand-executed restoration and extensive reweaving, and their customer feedback specifically mentions repairs that are difficult to locate afterward.
• Oriental Rug and Carpet Clinic — Denver. They specifically list moth-damage restoration, re-piling and re-weaving, including antique rugs.Rug and Carpet Clinic
• Azari Rug Gallery — Denver. They specialize in antique/hand-knotted rugs and list moth-damage repair and hand re-weaving among their restoration services.azarirug.com
• The Art Bank and Oriental Rug Center — Colorado Springs. They advertise traditional, hand-performed repair by Persian and Navajo rug repair specialists.
• — Sheridan. A dedicated fine-rug restoration specialist, including structural repairs and subtle color matching.

If the rug is particularly valuable, old, or has significant provenance, I'd get two restoration assessments before authorizing work. Ask specifically: “Will you re-knot/re-weave the damaged area by hand, matching the original knot structure and aged wool, rather than patching it?” For an antique, that's an important distinction.

Also, don't have it cleaned or vacuumed aggressively before the moth problem is assessed. The restorer should determine whether there is still active infestation and whether the foundation has been eaten as well as the visible pile.

If you tell me what kind of rug it is (Persian, Turkish, Navajo, Chinese, etc.), approximate age/size, and roughly where the moth damage is, I can narrow this to the most appropriate specialist and look for someone who handles museum-quality invisible restoration rather than ordinary rug repair.

• Asadorian Rug Company St. Louis - 50 Worthington Access Dr, Maryland Heights, MO 63043, United States
• Halbert Rug Company - 9999 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63122, United States
• Robin's Rug Repair - 121 Behrens Dr Ste 1A, O'Fallon, IL 62269, United States
• Winschel Carpet Service - 2060 N Hwy 67, Florissant, MO 63033, United States
• Kings Karpet Inc - 2084 Concourse Dr, St. Louis, MO 63146, United States
• The Rug Rack & Murphy Rug Cleaners - 2222 S 6th St, Springfield, IL 62703, United States
• Kansas City Rug Cleaning and Repair - 19313 W 151st Terrace, Olathe, KS 66062, United States
• Oriental & Antique Rug Cleaning - 8121 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64114
• Persian Rug Center - 2222 S 6th St, Springfield, IL 62703, United States
• Kosker Traditional Rug Repair - 353 W 48th St, New York, NY 10036, United States
• Pars Rug Gallery - 229 E Front St, Bloomington, IL 61701, United States
• Eastern Rug Gallery - 1402 S Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820, United States

Yes. For antique rug moth damage, you want a specialist who does hand re-weaving/reknotting, not just patching or machine binding. A good restoration can recreate the missing warp, weft, and pile and color-match the yarn so the repair is extremely difficult to see.Essy Rugs

If you're in the St. Louis area, these are the ones I'd investigate first:

• Asadorian Rug Company St. Louis — Maryland Heights. This is my first local call for an antique or valuable Oriental/Persian rug. They're a multigenerational hand-knotted-rug business and specifically offer repair/restoration and re-weaving, as well as appraisal.Asadorian Rug Company
• Halbert Rug Company — Warson Woods. More of a fine/collectible-rug specialist; worth contacting for an antique where preservation and value are important.
• Woodard Cleaning & Restoration — St. Louis. They specifically advertise patching and reweaving worn or damaged areas, including hand-knotted Persian and Oriental rugs. They also offer pickup/delivery within roughly 50 miles.Woodard
• Robin's Rug Repair — O'Fallon, Illinois. A dedicated rug-repair/restoration shop and potentially worth getting a second opinion from if the rug is particularly valuable.

What I'd ask for

When you call, use the terms “hand re-weaving,” “re-knotting,” “pile restoration,” and “invisible restoration.” Tell them it's moth damage on an antique rug and ask:

1. Do you rebuild the foundation and re-knot the missing pile by hand, rather than patch it?
2. Can you match the original yarn, dye, knot type, pile direction, and density?
3. Can I see before-and-after examples of antique moth-damage repairs?
4. Will you assess the rug before cleaning it? (Important with fragile antique rugs.)
5. Will you provide a written assessment of whether restoration is appropriate for the rug's value?

For a genuinely valuable antique, I'd get two estimates before authorizing work. The quality of the re-weaving can materially affect both appearance and value.

If you want, send me a photo of the front and back of the damaged area (plus the whole rug), and I can tell you what kind of repair you're likely looking at and which of these specialists I'd contact first.

• Tatjana Kopp - Oakland, CA 94609
• Rug Masters - 1718 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703, United States
• BOGA RUGS - 3499, 3489 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA 94118, United States
• Turko Persian Rug Cleaning - 1229 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94706
• Abraham ORS - Oriental Rug Specialist - 65 Red Hill Ave, San Anselmo, CA 94960, United States
• Rug Masters Sales & Expert cleaning - 1890 Market street Corner of, Laguna St, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States
• Rug store in Berkeley%Rug shop in Berkeley%Erugmaster - 1718 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703, United States
• BAY AREA RUG CLEANERS & REPAIR - 53 43rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403, United States
• Papillon Rug Care - 3281 Crestmoor Dr, San Bruno, CA 94066
• Rose Oriental Rugs - 2998 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705, United States
• Simonian Oriental Rug Cleaners - 939 N Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94401, United States
• Global Rug Specialist - 825 W El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040, United States

Yes. For an antique rug with moth damage, you want a specialist who does hand re-weaving / re-knotting on the original foundation, rather than a general carpet repair shop. The goal is to match the original wool, dye, knot density, pile height, and weave so the repair virtually disappears.

Best Bay Area options

• Tatjana Kopp — North Oakland. This is the most specialized-looking option for an actual antique/heirloom piece: the studio focuses on conservation and detailed handwork rather than making rugs simply look “new.” Appointment only.
• Rug Masters — Berkeley. Specializes in handmade and antique rugs and has specialized weavers doing reweaving and structural restoration, including moth-related damage.
• BOGA RUGS — San Francisco. They specifically describe knot-by-knot reweaving, matching pile height, knot density and direction, and they handle moth damage and extensive antique-rug restoration.Boga Rugs+1
• Turko Persian Rug Cleaning — Berkeley. Specifically advertises moth-damage and hole repair, including seamless repair techniques.Turko Persian Rug Cleaners

Another particularly relevant specialist is COTIC / Carpets of the Inner Circle, which explicitly describes moth-damage repair and hand reweaving with hand-spun, naturally dyed wool matched to the original.Carpets of the Inner Circle+1

What I'd do with a valuable antique

I'd get 2–3 restoration estimates before authorizing anything, particularly if the rug is Persian, Turkish, Caucasian, silk, or genuinely old. Ask each restorer:

1. Will the damaged area be re-knotted on the original warp, rather than patched from underneath?
2. Do you match the original knot density and pile height?
3. Do you hand-match or custom-dye the replacement wool?
4. Can you show me before/after examples of moth-damage reweaving on comparable antique rugs?
5. Will you treat/eliminate the remaining moth infestation before restoration?

That last point is important: don't have the holes beautifully re-woven until you're sure the moth problem is gone, or you risk damaging the new work.

If you tell me roughly how old the rug is, its country/style (if known), its size, and where the moth damage is, I can narrow this down to the 2–3 restorers I'd trust most for that particular rug.