Ruth explains different rug types to students in Rug Cleaning Class.

Ruth helps students in IICRC Color Repair Technician course Students identify rug types in IICRC Rug Cleaning Technician course Ruth is an IICRC-Approved Instructor for Rug Cleaning, Carpet Cleaning, Upholstery Cleaning and Color Repair in affiliation with Clean Care Seminars.  She is also an IICRC-Certified Carpet Inspector specializing in color correction.   Ruth is a consultant to individual cleaning companies.  She works closely with the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) in Dalton, GA as well as the American Furniture Manufacturing Association (AFMA) in High Point, NC.  She is a member of the ASTM representing SCRT.

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	With the unique perspective of a small fabric care and rug store business owner, and flooring inspector, Ruth Travis has over 18 years experience in maintenance, restoration and inspection of carpet, rugs and upholstery.
	Ruth operated a fabric care service for 13 years with her partner, Ginger in Chattanooga, TN where she performed fabric cleaning, protection, and inspection and color correction services for her clients, interior designers and carpet mills. After selling her share of the business to her partner in 2001, Ruth shifted her focus to training and instructing others in the fabric care industry.
	Ruth enjoying a client's private rug collection! Ruth consults with consumers and manufacturers as well as gives seminars and teaches courses through her business, R L Seminars. For more information and fee schedule, contact her directly at 615-794-0250 or e-mail her at ruglady@mindspring.com.   Private classes are available or if you're interested in hosting a class in your area contact Ruth directly.   Here's a schedule of Ruth's upcoming classes:   *IICRC CRT (Color Repair Technician)   With more than 5 hours devoted to "practical" training, this is one of the most "hand's-on" of all IICRC cleaning related classes!  Now including specialty spotting and color repair for area rugs! CCT or CMT pre-requisite to take the IICRC exam.   ¨    TBA *IICRC RCT Certification (Rug Cleaning Technician) This course will  teach area rug identification and appropriate cleaning techniques and methods to professional cleaning, restoration and inspection service providers as well as others in related industries. Emphasis will be placed on  rug cleaning theory, practical application, hand's-on techniques, and understanding rug cleaning limitations.  Several rug cleaning methods including submersion, dry compound, surface and shampoo will be demonstrated in the class.    Urine decontamination, fringe cleaning and minor rug repairs will also be demonstrated by the instructors.  And students will have the opportunity to view and inspect more than 150 different rugs.  CCT and UFT or CMT and UFT are pre-requisites.   ¨      April 18-20, 2008 in San Diego, CA  taught by Ruth Travis and Jeff Bishop as assistant instructor; *Prerequisites: CCT and UFT or CMT and UFT to take IICRC exam.  Call Cindy @ 800-455-4278 to register. ¨ June 3-5, 2008 in Norcross, GA (north of Atlanta) at Truckmounts taught by Ruth Travis and Jeff Bishop as assistant instructor; *Prerequisites: CCT and UFT or CMT and UFT to take IICRC exam.  Call Joanna @ 800-981-2855 to register. ¨ August 11-13, 2008 in Sharpsburg, GA (south of Atlanta) taught by Ruth Travis and Jeff Bishop as assistant instructor; *Prerequisites: CCT and UFT or CMT and UFT to take IICRC exam.  Call Cindy @ 800-455-4278 to register.  *IICRC UFT Certification (Upholstery and Fabric Cleaning Technician) In Upholstery and Drapery Cleaning, you’ll learn: how to identify problems before fabrics shrink, bleed, brown, distort, or simply fall apart. how upholstery fabrics are woven with a video mill tour, backed up with slides showing how furniture is manufactured. how to clean productively and efficiently, generating $100+ per hour. how to confidently charge $100-200 for a sofa. how to take the fear out of upholstery cleaning by identifying and classifying all fabrics into 1 of 5 simple categories. how to use bleaches (yes, bleaches) to remove dye stains your competition can’t touch! Hands-on Demonstrations - This is the industry’s only course where you’ll see live hands-on demos as cleaning techniques are taught. We’ll clean velvets, bleeders, Haitian cotton, satins, severe staining - all the problem fabrics. You’ll pick up dozens of ideas to make more profit while performing this professional service.  TBA. For other IICRC Certification Courses including CCT, UFT, WRT, FST, RRT and OCT Call CleanCare Seminars @ 800-455-4278 for schedule of classes taught by Jeff Bishop. Students cleaning a urine contaminated rug in the "pit." Jeff Bishop demonstrates dry compound cleaning RCT Assistant Instructor, Jeff Bishop demos fringe cleaning Surface cleaning of hook rug Ruth demonstrates minor rug repair in RCT class Students study rug samples Blocking a rug in class Ruth has collected more than 150 rugs to view in the class

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