Carpet Sculpture Training Weblog

We recently produced this extraordinary logo rug for a client. Can you guess where he worked? Yep, you guessed right. While I’m not a big fan of enormous military budgets and our current definition of foreign policy, I’ll do what I can to boost our troops moral. Anyway I look at it as a way [...]

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As a Custom Rug-Maker, I have operated out of my garage as well as a light industrial workshop (pictured here). Let’s take a closer inside look at working from home.
Ok, first things first: it’s time to clear out that garage and have a garage sale. The hour has come to rid yourself of all [...]

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By Russell Webb
Broadloom Tapestry
“Ancient Buddha”
Size: 48″ x 132″
Colors: 13
Estimated Value: $33,000
We all know that tapestries are rich in history, but did you know that tapestries date back as far as 3rd century BC in Greece? This form of textile art has a modern counterpart in the form of Carpet Sculpture. With [...]

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By: Russell Webb

There are literally thousands of rug designs that can be found online. I will show you where to find them and how to convert them into a usable asset for your own rug design collections. Our Secret Vault will also be an important resource for you. The first batch of rug designs [...]

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Excerpts taken from “Top 9 Revenue Streams and Market Research“

Astute market watchers have noticed the continuing exuberance of the luxury marketplace. With Americans getting richer by the hour, the demand for luxury products seems insatiable. Carpet sculpture certainly reflects the definition of ‘luxury’.
The custom rug fabricator who offers a versatile selection of rug designs and [...]

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By Russell Webb
Excerpt from our exclusive report: Top 9 Revenue Streams in Custom Rug Fabrication - available only to our trainees

In this report I am revealing the insiders track to marketing your custom rug business. Here you will find dozens of potential markets that I have identified over the years. Some of these markets are [...]

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By Russell Webb
When you first get started in this field of carpet sculpture, it may appear that the sculpture part takes some time to master. Think about it this way. As you learn how to use the carver, you will be learning to bevel the designs. With a few weeks of practice you will notice [...]

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By Charlie Cook
“Advertising doesn’t work.” I hear it from my clients all the time. One client was about to file for bankruptcy because she wasn’t getting a good response to her radio ads, and the cost was killing her. But she knew her target market was listening; she knew she needed to get her name [...]

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By Russell Webb
In 2005 we had the good fortune of signing a $105,000.00 contract, and yes, we were dancing on tables that night! Fortunately we had the resources to fulfill the order on schedule, otherwise we would have declined to bid on the project.
This project was going to require a large work space for production. [...]

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What does RSS mean?   by Rich Gilcrest

“RSS” stands for “Really Simple Syndication.” If you read a lot of blogs, you probably already know about it. If you don’t, and I know many of the people reading my blog don’t read any others, this information might be new to you. RSS is still fairly new, and [...]

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