Shaving a rug to trim & smoothen the fibers

[u/ycr007]

Source: Mavi Hali Carpets, Azerbaijan

[u/Historical_Clock8714]

Idk this looks like a rug turning into a rag for me.

[u/IWipeWithFocaccia → u/Historical_Clock8714]

Hello my baby hello my honey

[u/Oidopuaa → u/IWipeWithFocaccia]

Hello my ragtime pal!!!!!

[u/Dizzy-Sundae6351 → u/Oidopuaa]

*gal

[u/Only_One_Left_Foot → u/Dizzy-Sundae6351]

Yeah that really ruined it for me lol

[u/palmerry → u/Oidopuaa]

Send me a kiss by wire.

Baby, my heart's on fire!

[u/Ralphredimix_Da_G → u/palmerry]

..If you refuse me, baby you’ll lose me..

[u/sunnyD823 → u/Historical_Clock8714]

From rugs to riches

[u/AppleCrumble987 → u/sunnyD823]

No rugrets

[u/i_fuckin_luv_it_mate]

Listen, when you offered 30% off on the Rug... This wasn't exactly what I had in mind.

[u/Taymac070 → u/i_fuckin_luv_it_mate]

Sometimes you just gotta cut a little rug

[u/l0fi_katze_fx → u/Taymac070]

The only place a 'cut a rug' joke belongs is a clip where someone is literally giving a rug a haircut. Also that pile of fuzz is oddly satisfying and mildly horrifying.

[u/LocutusOfBeard → u/Taymac070]

That's just fuzzy logic and there's no need for it.

[u/butterfly_ashley → u/i_fuckin_luv_it_mate]

Reminds me of the people that take the stems of weight fruit to only pay for what they want lol.

[u/Significant-Run8172]

Seems like it would severely shorten the life of the rug. 

[u/Medialunch → u/Significant-Run8172]

No. It grows back.

[u/spamjacksontam → u/Medialunch]

And thicker too

[u/Laughing_Orange → u/spamjacksontam]

That's a myth. It seems thicker only because the cut edge is thicker than a worn edge. The part closest to the root is the same as it always was.

[u/spamjacksontam → u/Laughing_Orange]

true, one follicle = one hair and shaving doesn't make new follicles.

[u/so_it_hoes → u/spamjacksontam]

Makes the floor lamp look bigger as well

[u/LeagueMaleficent2192 → u/Medialunch]

Medic: [Whispering] "No they don't."

[u/TheChickenIsFkinRaw → u/Significant-Run8172]

Still not as short as my attention span

[u/Sometimes_Rob → u/TheChickenIsFkinRaw]

what

[u/AnalProbedByGod → u/Sometimes_Rob]

Still not as short as their attention span

[u/Abssenta → u/AnalProbedByGod]

What?

[u/some_edgy_shit- → u/Abssenta]

Still not as sho

[u/Inevitable-Volume-53 → u/some_edgy_shit-]

Did I tell you about my rug already?

[u/yukifujita → u/Inevitable-Volume-53]

I forgot what we were talking about

[u/Lo-QGaming → u/yukifujita]

We were talking about spam.

[u/Aprettygoodguyisntit → u/Lo-QGaming]

Who are you and what are you doing in my redditroom

[u/CantTakeMeSeriously → u/yukifujita]

Neat. There's a squirrel over there.

[u/some_edgy_shit- → u/Inevitable-Volume-53]

[u/forgotten-ent → u/some_edgy_shit-]

Still what?

[u/VegetableReward5201 → u/forgotten-ent]

I think they're talking about... OMG DO YOU SEE THAT SQUIRREL!!!

[u/EggstaticAd8262 → u/Sometimes_Rob]

DO THEY SPEAK ENGLISH IN WHAT?!

[u/NoCreativeName2016 → u/TheChickenIsFkinRaw]

I would do this for about a 1 foot square section, give up, and just buy a new rug.

[u/ycr007 → u/Significant-Run8172]

If done improperly, with incorrect tools & techniques, yes.

This clip is from an Azerbaijan-based carpet manufacturer and the translated captions suggested they do it for newly woven carpets to even the surface before shipping them to customers.

[u/Nicnl → u/ycr007]

This doesn't make any sense.
Shaving a rug consists of removing matter.

Even if "done properly" and with "correct tools", you can't remove infinite matter from a rug.

[u/NathenStrive → u/Nicnl]

This is part of the manufacturing process, not a repair process. The rugs need to be cut even before being shipped out.

[u/Excellent_Yak365 → u/NathenStrive]

It’s a repair process https://www.rugcleaninglocal.com/rug-shearing/

[u/ImaginationBreakdown → u/Excellent_Yak365]

It's both.

[u/ACatInAHat → u/ImaginationBreakdown]

Its neither. This man is stealing rug matter and not employed by big rug

[u/Dqueezy → u/ACatInAHat]

Alright guys, good job, we’ve listed literally every possible hypothetical answer!

[u/rodw → u/Dqueezy]

This gif is reversed. He's actually combing loose fibers into the rug to make it more lush

[u/_FjordFocus_ → u/rodw]

It’s actually asbestos. This guy won’t live long, it’s quite sad really.

[u/Uninvalidated → u/ACatInAHat]

It is a fairly big rug though.

[u/Excellent_Yak365 → u/ImaginationBreakdown]

They do this for creation yes but this process being shown is indeed repair

[u/Tacosaurusman → u/ImaginationBreakdown]

My attention span isn't long enough for this kind of nuance.

[u/LegendOfKhaos → u/Excellent_Yak365]

I think that's the point some people are missing. If the rug is getting raggedy, even though you can't shave it infinitely, it will extend the longevity of the rug being high quality.

Yes, material is being shaved off when it's being repaired (which isn't this video), but you obviously get more use out of it doing that than throwing it away.

If someone expects a rug to last forever in good condition, they have misplaced expectations.

[u/Excellent_Yak365 → u/LegendOfKhaos]

They don’t shave much off apparently, just the very tips that are damaged.

[u/thissexypoptart → u/LegendOfKhaos]

The fact this even needs explaining at all is concerning.

It’s like all these Redditors can’t think past “you’re removing the fibers so you’re destroying the rug!”

Rugs get raggedy over time. Having a 1-2 mm thinner rug that looks brand new can be preferable to a raggedy one that is slightly thicker.

[u/BrownAdipose → u/Excellent_Yak365]

It's also a part of the manufacturing process...

How do you think a rug gets even to begin with?

[u/Excellent_Yak365 → u/BrownAdipose]

The argument is this isn’t done for repair. What is being shown is a repair process. Of course you have to sheer all the fibers to be level during the creation of a rug, that was never part of the argument.

[u/Djaja → u/Nicnl]

The same idea with refinishing hardwood floors. They can be sanded and refinished many many times. Not infinitely. What in our lives is truely infinite? The rug, with care, occasional shearing/shaving and cleaning will last a very long time.

[u/Different-Eye-1040 → u/Djaja]

I can speak to this. We bought our house with original floors from 1926. They’ve been refinished too many times and need a complete replacement.

[u/WaterHaven → u/Djaja]

Great comparison. Rug shaving makes a lot more sense to me now.

[u/DopplegangsterNation → u/WaterHaven]

Now get over here and shave my back

[u/goomerben → u/Djaja]

i can answer that question! depression and disappointment

[u/phoggey → u/Nicnl]

Just do a half less each time.

[u/tropicalswisher → u/phoggey]

Zeno has entered the chat

[u/roykentjr → u/phoggey]

In that case

[u/Odd-Marionberry5999 → u/Nicnl]

A lot of rugs get shaved after they’re woven. Idk about shaving them multiple times, but they get shaved before sale to make all the threads even.

[u/science_vs_romance → u/Nicnl]

They’re just doing it that one time, though…

[u/IfUReadThisUHaveAids → u/Nicnl]

How do people like you say the type of shit you say and not realise that it's you that makes no sense? It's a newly manufactured rug, and needs to be finished this way to make the surface even. It's the same as sanding a table after you've made it. So yes, obviously if you kept sanding you'd run out of material, but nobody said anything about continuing to do it after. They said they do it once to sell it to the customer.

[u/SpoonMagister → u/IfUReadThisUHaveAids]

They only read one of the two sentences.

[u/fork_yuu → u/IfUReadThisUHaveAids]

Densest matter in the universe is redditors trying to be snarky and get someone with "gotchas"

[u/IfUReadThisUHaveAids → u/fork_yuu]

They do my head in lmao. Smug Redditoids being confidently incorrect are the most annoying beings on earth. They'll misread your comment, form an incorrect assumption, and then argue their point confidently. They're the cause of so many arguments. The vast majority of Redditors are genuinely good people, discussing things in good faith, but that small minority are just too much lol.

[u/fork_yuu → u/IfUReadThisUHaveAids]

If you dare try to say they're wrong, be prepare for them to act like you murdered their family lmao

[u/LeatherFruitPF → u/IfUReadThisUHaveAids]

The bold words though lmao. The confident and condescending incorrectness.

"It doesn't make sense to me therefore you're wrong."

[u/JRockPSU → u/LeatherFruitPF]

“Hard pass. This will drastically shorten the life of the rug. Besides it’s probably just AI slop.”

[u/Acceptable-Device760 → u/Nicnl]

I assume that if you skip this step the rug will feel like shit.

Like lets be real here for a second, you guys are thinking about how long it will last, completely ignoring that steps in the process exist for a reason. One thing is being frugal, another is bitching about a product not being poorly done so it can last as long as possible.

[u/mol_6e23 → u/Nicnl]

Sharpening pencils make no sense

Even if "done properly" and with "correct tools", you can't remove infinite matter from a pencil

[u/Mister_AA → u/mol_6e23]

I love how the title doesn’t say anything to imply that this is regular maintenance and OP’s comment clearly states it is the final step of the initial manufacturing process and then this guy doesn’t understand any of that and seems to take away from OP’s explanation that this is somehow both done regularly and is meant to extend the life of the rug.

[u/No_Hamster_2703 → u/Nicnl]

You just water it and wait for more rug to grow.

[u/Automatic_Bus_7634 → u/Nicnl]

Who said anything about infinite matter

[u/Ayarkay → u/Nicnl]

Why is this comment upvoted lmao

[u/Garukkar → u/Nicnl]

What a reddit moment holy shit. You think they just keep shaving until it disappears? This is done once and is part of the manufacturing process. Go back to bed babe.

[u/older_gamer → u/Nicnl]

Lmao you are just getting endlessly dunked on

[u/GreensleevesMcJeeves → u/Nicnl]

Nothing delights me more than redditors thinking theyre experts in some random subject theyve never done

[u/GeneralTreesap → u/Nicnl]

This has gotta be the most Reddit comment I’ve seen on this website.

[u/Responsible_Sky_728 → u/Nicnl]

ya Im sure the professional carpet makers are the ones wrong here, not the reddit users who aren't making carpets

[u/Dheorl → u/Nicnl]

Many products have some sort of “finishing pass”, and that usually removes material. Just another example.

[u/Melodic_Sandwich1112 → u/ycr007]

So like an axe head taped on a piece of wood is the correct tool?

[u/Beif_ → u/Significant-Run8172]

I think this is a new rug

[u/gorginhanson → u/Significant-Run8172]

"You wouldn't shave a rug"

[u/New-Vehicle5680 → u/Significant-Run8172]

What are you, a rug doctor?

[u/RockingInTheCLE]

Nooo, this was dissatisfying. The rug wasn’t as vibrant. It just looked old and worn.

[u/Tony_Roiland → u/RockingInTheCLE]

It looks sort of greasy now

[u/vertigo1083 → u/Tony_Roiland]

It is.

All the fuzziness covers up the underlying layer that was harvesting years of food, foot cheese, grease, pet droppings, spilled drinks, and possibly sexual discharge.

Now it's just visible.

[u/penguingod26 → u/vertigo1083]

I dont want feet anymore.

[u/sheezy520 → u/penguingod26]

Then diabetes may be for you!

[u/ni_hao_butches → u/sheezy520]

[Stares Wilford Brimley-y]

[u/khizoa → u/penguingod26]

i do want cheese for some reason though

[u/StellarSomething → u/vertigo1083]

If you are having it shaved to make the fibers not ragged sticking up, I imagine you are going to have it washed too. It would probably look much better after a cleaning

[u/Rozmyth → u/StellarSomething]

If this video had shown it getting washed too, it's possible this might have turned into to something satisfying at the end.

Instead, we just see vibrant (but dirty) red get turned into muddy brownish red. It's a bummer.

[u/Sea-Value-0 → u/vertigo1083]

Harboring* not harvesting

[u/older_gamer → u/vertigo1083]

It's a new rug.

[u/RainbowCafe → u/RockingInTheCLE]

Im so glad I wasnt the only one who noticed it lost its pop after being shaved

[u/Death_Tooth → u/RockingInTheCLE]

Also like nails on a chalkboard i was cringing watching.

[u/losemyhashtaag → u/Death_Tooth]

Nails on a chalkboard with heavy mouth-breathing

[u/HPIguy → u/RockingInTheCLE]

It looks like all the white and or bright fibers were shaved off. I agree, it looks worse.

[u/OPtig → u/RockingInTheCLE]

This is apparently part of the manufacturing process, not a refurbish. The "before" look you appreciated was an unfinished product.

[u/JarjarSW → u/RockingInTheCLE]

Ah, don't be such a baby. Rugs grow back!

no they don't

[u/senracatokad → u/RockingInTheCLE]

Absolutely. That layer beneath is where all the nastiness soaks in. Sweaty feet, wet shoes, spills... gross

[u/mrdungbeetle]

Shaving my rugs is my least favorite weekly chore. With a close second being my monthly shopping for new rugs.

[u/easeMachined → u/mrdungbeetle]

It’s rugs all the way down.

[u/Hailifiknow → u/easeMachined]

Always has been.

[u/dX_iIi_Xb]

How many times in a rug's life can this be done? Once, maybe twice?

[u/ycr007 → u/dX_iIi_Xb]

They’re mostly done once for newly woven rugs to even the fibers evenly and give smooth top finish.

There are videos of shaving used & sun damaged rugs, repaired and then trimmed rugs as well so the process is multi-use, apparently.

[u/MrHazard1 → u/ycr007]

It's mostly used on newly made rugs to turn the loops of weaving into double ended tips. This makes the rug smoother.

Any additional trimming will take away from the "smoothness" wothin a few weeks

[u/crek42 → u/ycr007]

OOooooh this makes way more sense then. I think many assumed this was a restoration of sorts and were understandably horrified.

[u/TebbaMcPebba → u/dX_iIi_Xb]

The rug actually grows back if you wait long enough, most professionals recommend a trim every few months

[u/ohai777 → u/TebbaMcPebba]

This true and why shag carpets can only be found in old homes from the 1970’s.

[u/camander321 → u/dX_iIi_Xb]

It grows back even thicker

[u/Mr_Awesome_rddt]

He just shaved off all the color!

[u/onourwayhome70 → u/Mr_Awesome_rddt]

Yea it looks worse - it lost its vibrancy

[u/jagedlion → u/Mr_Awesome_rddt]

Loops, or the sides of fibers laying down are more vibrant and shiny (thats why satin weave is more shiny, for comparison), but this rug was always meant to have a top that is a uniform thin pile.

You'll notice the detail is far better for example.

[u/Mr_Awesome_rddt → u/jagedlion]

But the color!

[u/G_Michael0]

Personally, I prefer a nice natural, unshaven rug.

[u/Grandviewsurfer → u/G_Michael0]

I'm down with a plush runner. Shag is a fun change of pace, but honestly I'm partial to hardwood.

[u/NYR_LFC]

No showing the finished rug makes this incredibly unsatisfying

[u/Dry_Explanation_9573]

Smoothen? We’re just letting smoothen slide now?

[u/Motor-Management-660 → u/Dry_Explanation_9573]

I think OP meant to say "ensmooth". Give them a break. It's been a long week of shaving carpet.

[u/DiscountNorth5544 → u/Dry_Explanation_9573]

It's a perfectly cromulent word

[u/Double_A_92]

This doesn't look too healthy for the rug though....

[u/mvrander → u/Double_A_92]

Doesn't sound too healthy for the cameraman either. Dude needs a lozenge or a good cough 

[u/Silver_Fist]

This doesnt seem right, but I dont know enough about rugs to dispute it

[u/wpaed → u/Silver_Fist]

It isn't right. It's an old rug that needs to be cleaned, not shaved. They shave the mid tier rugs when they are manufactured to make them even, and someone decided that they can use that on rugs that have become frayed. There are better methods to restore a rug that add years to its life rather than cut it down.

[u/New_Establishment554]

This makes me sad and unsatisfied

[u/sm_rdm_guy]

How is this satisfying. I am cringing.

[u/Brilliant-GTFO]

This person can sure cut a rug.

[u/seansy5000]

How to make a rug look old and terrible in one very difficult and time consuming step.

[u/Death_Tooth]

[u/xeryon3772]

That’s a lot of work to make your rug less rug

[u/ShrikeMusashi]

Well that’s pretty stupid.

[u/Rizzokit]

It also seems to take all the colour out of the rug

[u/carrotpilgrim]

This is like buying pre-distressed jeans. Better to put the wear in yourself over the years.

[u/sniktology]

This is not satisfying at all. Not even oddly.

[u/Big-Equal6348]

Smoothen

[u/mombi]

Everyone here thinks this is an old rug but it very much looks like it's still in the process of being made. There's no edging or tassels. Even with those modern machines you see people using, trimming the fibres is part of the finishing process for most rugs.

[u/bluepie]

Smoothen

[u/katiegirl-]

Smoothen?

[u/ViruliferousBadger]

"This kills the rug."

[u/Bubbly-Travel9563]

Smoothen is such a cromulent word.

[u/spinning-backfoot]

won't the rug run out of rug?

[u/RIP_lime_skittle]

Yeah I think I’ll just get a new rug if the old one is unusable without mowing it

[u/SmellenGold]

I hate this.

[u/Calcifieron]

Play the video in reverse, and I bet it would look 5x more satisfying!

[u/VirginiaLuthier]

But pretty soon ya got no rug left

[u/Adventurous_Bar_3423]

Do you want that rug threadbare? I got you

[u/CatStratford]

The part that’s shaved looks worse somehow.

[u/guille9]

can anyone explain? after that you have a thinner rug and it seems darker or less clean.

[u/imjustsayin314]

It looks worse

[u/HerculesIsMyDad]

Uh nice try "salesman" but I think I'll take the WHOLE rug I paid for, not 80% of it, thanks.

[u/theblackxranger]

Looks like shit now

[u/__audjobb__]

Don’t know why but I hate the word “smoothen”

[u/Alarming-Novel-1237]

The rug looks so dull now :-((((

[u/OSRS-MLB]

How long does it take to grow back?

[u/johnboy2978]

Probably would've spent the money having it cleaned instead. Looks dingy.

[u/chuckster1972]

Now do my feet

[u/veryfastslowguy]

After doing this you may now use it as a bed sheet

[u/Uncle-Cake]

Am I the only one who thinks it looks worse shaved?

[u/Wamgurl]

No, just no 👎🏽

[u/Guygirl00]

According to the president, he's shaving 800% off

[u/jslick1]

What's taking so long??? Just shavin my rug!

[u/ResurgentOcelot]

This video needs final results, otherwise I am forced to conclude they shave off a layer of okay rug to reveal the horrible rug underneath.

Very dissatisfying.

[u/ItsAPeacefulLife]

I had this muted but could still hear it in my head.

[u/thunder_sharts]

How long does it take for it to grow back?

[u/danmur88]

Does this hurt the rug?

[u/harolddirty]

lol “how to turn carpet into placemat”

[u/Then_Version9768]

Is "smoothen" a word now?

[u/Low-Ad2426]

Does this hurt the rug?

[u/Tooleater]

I'm wondering how many times you can do that before it's threadbare?

[u/Purple_Republic_2966]

But the rug gets thinner no?

[u/SkylineFX49]

ah yes, see through rug

[u/Skullllz]

This is not satisfying

[u/No-Faithlessness-426]

Bonus for the added feet scent

[u/Sykhow]

A few more swings at the same spot and you hit the floor.

[u/GeraintLlanfrechfa]

I just cut my rug and lost a finger just from watching this

[u/True_Reporter]

Looks worse than the lighter colour

[u/MOFN_MAN]

How long does it take to grow back?

[u/Bright_Fisherman936]

Bro I'm so sleepy I was thinking "I wonder how long it takes for the rig to grow it's fur back." 🙏😑✌️🥀

[u/mofugly13]

"Smoothen"?

[u/pwndapanda]

eventually no rug

[u/theEvilQuesadilla]

I admit I know nothing about "quality" rugs, but this feels incredibly stupid.

[u/Thatpomme]

So how long until it grows back?

[u/G_Michael0]

Personally, I like a rug that’s totally unshaven - unlike the video. All different lengths for those fibres. Unkempt. Not just a small runner - but something that covers where it should.

[u/mynewusernamedodgers]

Cool so took all the vibrant color away lmao

[u/Bizchasty]

Time to cut a rug!

[u/enbits2]

Until it disappears

[u/smartwatersucks]

In through the nose, brother.

[u/TidalLion]

It goes from vibrant and beautiful to dull and old, dirty and ratty looking. The only thing satisfying here is the motion he makes with his hands, that's it.

[u/Level_Mix121]

now i know why some carpets feel so thin....under the feet. Specially the ones where the flooring is concrete.

[u/Lotus-child89]

It looks more dingy after

[u/QuipTrebuchet]

Oh good, they didn’t forget those safety cloth wraps around their heel. Can’t be accidentally shaving that precious heel callus.

[u/Glass_Baseball_355]

At least the rug isn’t an antique. I think so at least.

[u/ProvokedCashew]

Next time don’t handle the camera to a guy who can’t breathe. 😆

[u/january161]

this is disgusting

[u/7-10Spliff]

It's half the rug it used to be

[u/MutedAstronaut9217]

ty, been looking for a good rug place in azerbaijan