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Important Dates in Carpet History
6000 BCE Goats and sheep sheared, and their hair/wool spun and woven into cloth. No record of how they felt about this. 3000 to 2000 BCE Hand-knotted carpet originates in the Caucasus. The incidence of calluses skyrockets. 500 to 400 BCE Earlie...
May I Have the Envelope, Please?
The equivalent of the Academy Awards® for the area rugs industry is the America’s Magnificent Carpet Awards (I'm not making this up). They're sponsored by Architectural Digest and hosted in Atlanta by both Architectural Digest and AmericasMart eve...
Ship-N-Shop Village Mart, Chapel Hill
I know the carpet's bleh, but Ship-N-Shop has a very friendly dog who greets customers--I can't give them too hard a time. With only 17 shopping days until Christmas, I'll take all the cheer I can get. I'm turning into a marshmallow, aren't I? I thin...
Go for the Burn
Because you just can't have enough posts about blowtorches, I bring you the following, courtesy of YouTube. I came across this video while doing a Google search for award-winning carpets (yes, they DO exist). The site that had posted it was warning...
Public Library, Chapel Hill
You will never hear me say anything bad about a public library, one of civilization's greatest achievements. Support your local library, people! ...
Bahama Breeze, Raleigh
"Feed your island spirit."® Yeah, if the island is Alcatraz, maybe. Photo submitted by one of our roving reporters, Anonymous Rastafari. Want to join in the fun? Click here for details on how to Share the Ugliness. ...

