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Yes — holes, moth damage, burns and tears in a hand-knotted rug can be repaired by rug reweaving, which rebuilds the missing warp (the vertical foundation threads), weft (the horizontal threads) and knots exactly as they were first woven. At the Tapis Boeuf family atelier, founded in 1950, every hole is rewoven by hand at our workshop in Sartrouville, 20 minutes from central Paris.

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Rug reweaving at the Tapis Boeuf atelier — antique rug with several holes marked for reweaving Kazak rug before and after its worn areas were rewoven by hand Heriz rug before and after border restoration

— Tapis Boeuf atelier, Sartrouville

— Since 1950 Family atelier · over 75 years of expertise · Reweaving by hand · original knot density · Free pickup and delivery · quote in 48 h

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Reviews translated from French.

4.9 / 5 · 148 Google reviews

Zina DandellisVisited May 2026

★★★★★

The foundation of my rug has been perfectly rewoven. I am delighted — my rug looks brand new!

Michel ZinalVisited March 2026

★★★★★

Very careful work on the fringes of my wool-and-silk Persian rug. Impeccable result, with genuine respect for the materials. I recommend them without hesitation!

Jean-Claude BourgoinVisited May 2026

★★★★★

We have just received our rug back after restoration. We are very pleased with the work carried out. Bravo — a company to recommend.

— I · Definition

What is rug reweaving?

Rug reweaving is the artisan discipline of rebuilding missing material in a hand-knotted rug. Burn, moth attack, tear or an area eaten right through — the principle never changes: the damaged zone is rewoven identically, thread by thread, knot by knot.

Two situations, two answers. When the foundation (the hidden warp-and-weft grid that carries the rug) is sound and only the pile (the visible knotted surface) has gone, we reknot onto the original structure. When the foundation is broken, we rebuild warp and weft first, then reknot.

This is the opposite of rug patching, which stitches a fragment of another rug over the gap and always leaves a seam. True reweaving leaves nothing to find — the most demanding intervention of our artisan rug repair workshop.

Size, knot density and material decide the price. Send photos for a free, detailed estimate within 48 hours — free pickup and delivery included.

The essentials

  • 01 Rebuilds warp, weft and knots
  • 02 Original materials, hand-dyed yarns
  • 03 Original knot density respected
  • 04 From €50 · free pickup and delivery

— II · The damage

Rug hole repair: two kinds of holes.

Every rug hole repair begins by reading the damage: the foundation decides technique, time and price — diagnosed from your photos.

Case I

Sound foundation, lost pile

Repiling a rug hole by hand on a sound foundation

The most frequent case — moth grazing, wear paths, shallow burns. Warp and weft still hold, so new knots are tied straight onto the original structure in matched archive wool.

— Treatment: repiling only

Case II

Foundation and pile destroyed

Broken warp threads exposed in a rug hole before full reweaving

The hole goes right through: broken warp threads hang in the void. The weft is rebuilt across the whole opening, in the original silk or cotton, before any knot is tied.

— Treatment: full reweaving

Special case

Pure silk rugs

Hole in a fine silk rug being rewoven under magnification

Silk is ten times finer than wool. Holes in silk Qom or Hereke rugs are rewoven under a binocular magnifier with archive silk matched in sheen and twist.

— Archive silk · magnifier work

— III · Techniques

Two techniques, one diagnosis.

Repiling when the foundation holds; full reweaving when it does not.

01

from €50

Repiling

When the foundation is still sound, only the pile is rebuilt: each missing knot is retied with a curved needle onto the original warp, in wool dyed tone on tone, at the original density.

Faster and more affordable — right for shallow moth holes, wear paths and small tears.

Price: from €50, per cm² at the rug's knot density.

repiling on a sound foundation

02

€200 → €5,000+

Full reweaving

When the foundation is broken, new warp and weft are first stretched across the hole and woven by hand in the original material. Then comes the reknotting, following the original knot type (senneh or ghiordes, the two classic knots).

Double the work, double the time. A silk Qom at 800 Raj (the Persian knot-count measure) carries seventy times more knots than a coarse village rug.

Price: €200 to €5,000+, per cm² rewoven and reknotted.

rebuilt weft full reweaving

— IV · Workshop

The craft in six steps.

Every reweaving follows the protocol we have refined since the atelier was founded in 1950 — beginning, when needed, with the gentle hand washing we use for cleaning fragile antique rugs.

01

Diagnosis

The hole is measured, warp, weft and pile materials identified, knot density counted for the quote.

02

Dusting

Low-power HEPA vacuuming and a gentle wash where needed. We never reweave into a soiled structure.

03

Preparation

Frayed edges are secured; damaged threads are cut back to sound structure around the opening.

04

Foundation

New warp and weft are tensioned and woven across the hole in the original material.

05

Reknotting

The pile is rebuilt knot by knot with a curved needle, at the original density.

06

Finishing

The new pile is sheared to exact height, combed, and checked for invisibility and flatness.

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— V · Before / After

Before · After.

A silk rug with a torn border: selvedge (the reinforced woven side edge) rebuilt, structure rewoven to match — and our hand-knotted fringe restoration completed the piece.

Before restoration — torn border and shredded fringes on a silk rug
After restoration — selvedge rebuilt and fringes reknotted by hand
Before After

— VI · Mistakes

Moth damage & the fixes that make it worse.

Most holes we reweave arrive enlarged by home remedies. If moths are active, isolate the rug and call us — moth damage spreads while you wait.

01 · Rotating vacuum brush

The beater bar enlarges the hole at every pass, tearing out neighbouring knots. Vacuum damaged zones without the brush.

02 · Fabric glue

Glue hardens, yellows and stiffens the zone for good, making future reweaving far more invasive.

03 · Machine washing

Mechanical washing felts the wool around the hole; a small gap becomes a large loss of material.

04 · Adhesive tape or foam

Anti-fray tapes rip out fibre when removed and contaminate a wide area of the rug.

— VII · Pricing

Pricing & lead times.

Reweaving is priced per cm² rebuilt, multiplied by the rug's knot density. For an exact figure, send us photos.

Level I

Very small holes

from €50

cigarette burn or isolated moth hole

for holes of 1 to 3 cm²

  • — Cigarette burns
  • — Isolated moth holes
  • — A few hours to a few days

Level II

Medium to large holes

€200 → €5,000+

per cm² × knot density

custom quote from photos

  • — Areas eaten right through
  • — Several holes at once
  • — A few weeks to several months

Prices exclude VAT. A small hole starts at €50; a large hole on a dense antique silk rug can exceed €5,000. Free pickup and delivery — we serve France, Monaco, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg.

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— VIII · FAQ

Your questions about rug reweaving.

Rug reweaving costs from €50 for a small hole and €200 to €2,000 for a medium one; a large hole on a dense antique or silk rug can exceed €5,000. The price is always calculated per cm² multiplied by knot density. Send photos for a free, detailed quote within 48 hours.

Yes — moth damage in a rug can be repaired invisibly, provided reweaving starts once no larvae survive. Each eaten area is rebuilt with hand-dyed archive wool matched in shade, grain and twist. Respecting the original knot density and pile direction makes the repair disappear into the surrounding pile.

Patching covers the hole with a fragment cut from another rug, while reweaving rebuilds the rug's own warp, weft and knots in the original material. A patch is quick but always leaves a visible seam. Reweaving leaves nothing to find, which makes it the only repair worthy of antique and valuable rugs.

Rug hole repair takes from a few days for a small hole to one to three weeks for a medium one; large or multiple holes on a fine antique rug can take several months. Every knot is retied by hand at the original density, so lead time follows the size and knot count of the damaged area.

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