Rug Repair in San Diego, Done by Hand Since 1956
Zeytounian Rugs repairs area and Oriental rugs in San Diego by hand: fringe and edge binding, reweaving holes, moth damage, and full restoration. Our family has rebuilt rugs since 1956, matching wool and dye to the original weave, with pickup and delivery across San Diego County.
Rug repair in San Diego is often treated as a last resort, something you weigh only after a rug has frayed at the ends or lost a patch to moths. At Zeytounian Rugs it is the work the family was built on. Nicholas Zeytounian brought the trade to San Diego, and his sons Anthony and Alexander now run the bench as the third generation, restoring rugs by hand the way the family has for close to seventy years.
Damage takes many forms, and each one has its own fix. We reset unraveling ends and rebuild worn fringe, re-secure and rebuild edge binding, reweave holes and thin spots knot by knot, treat and repair moth damage, rebuild the foundation and selvage that hold a rug together, correct dye run from old water damage, and carry out full restoration on antique pieces that have earned it. Every step happens by hand at our Kearny Mesa workshop.
Reading the rug before we repair it
Before any needle touches your rug, we read it. We look at how it was made, the fiber in the pile and the foundation, the knot count, and whether the dyes are stable. That reading tells us which repair the rug actually needs and what a strong result will look like, so the advice you get is honest rather than optimistic.
We also weigh what a rug is worth to you. A production wool rug and an inherited Persian piece may show the same tear yet deserve very different decisions, and we talk that through before we start. Pickup and delivery covers the county, and every estimate is free. For anyone still comparing shops, our guide on how to choose a rug repair service covers the questions worth asking, us included.
