Navajo Rug Cleaning & Repair Services
Professional Care for Your Navajo Weavings — Since 1985
Your Navajo rug is more than a textile — it's a piece of living history. Whether it's a 19th-century Chief blanket or a mid-century regional weaving, proper cleaning and restoration can protect both its cultural significance and its market value.
Matt Wood's AAIA, LLC has provided professional cleaning and repair services for Navajo rugs and blankets for nearly four decades. We work with private collectors, dealers, museums, and estates nationwide, delivering results that preserve the integrity of every weaving.
Our Cleaning Services
Level One — Simple Clean
A gentle hand wash that removes surface soil, restores the natural lanolin to the wool, and leaves your rug hygienically clean. Ideal for routine maintenance of weavings in good condition.
Average cost: $85–$165
Level Two — Complex Clean
A multi-step process using specialized techniques and solutions designed for sensitive antique textiles. This level addresses tougher issues while preserving wool quality, weight, and original color.
Services include:
- Pet stain removal
- Rust stain treatment
- Dye run correction (debleeding)
- Blood stain removal
Average cost: $150–$550
Level Three — Custom Clean
Reserved for particularly difficult or sensitive weavings that require individualized treatment plans. Contact us directly to discuss your piece.
Contact us for a custom quote.
Our Repair Services
We provide professional, thorough repair using period-matched yarns and dyes so that restored areas blend seamlessly with the original weaving.
- Hole repair — any size, from small moth holes to large areas of loss
- Selvage cord and tassel replacement — matching original techniques
- Moth damage repair — on one or both sides of the weaving
- Sectional reconstruction — for rugs missing entire sections of weaving
- Fringe and edge stabilization — preventing further unraveling
Every repair is documented with before-and-after photographs provided as part of our service.
Why Choose AAIA for Your Navajo Rug Care?
- Nearly 40 years of hands-on experience with Navajo textiles from every weaving period (1850–present)
- Period-accurate materials and techniques that maintain authenticity and value
- Honest cost-vs-benefit analysis — we'll tell you when restoration makes financial sense and when it doesn't
- Nationwide service — collectors and dealers across the country ship their weavings to us
- Founding members of ATADA (Antique Tribal Arts Dealers Association)
Request a Free Quote
We provide free, no-obligation estimates for all cleaning and restoration work. Simply send us photos and a description of your rug's condition, and we'll respond within 24–48 hours with our assessment and recommendations.
Call Matt Wood directly: (949) 813-7202
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Matt Wood's Antique American Indian Art, LLC — Oak Harbor, WA Serving collectors and dealers nationwide since 1985.
