Observations— Bamboo Silk = Viscose = Rayon — By Leslie Stroh andDesign – The Standards For Rugs — By Sarah Stroh andDesign – Rugs: From An Interior Designer’s Perspective — By Sarah Stroh Designers’ Notebook – Lisa Michael and Beverly Vosko

Observations — By Leslie Stroh andDesign – How To Be Your Own Photographer Part Two — By Sarah Stroh andDesign – Retailing: The Story Of An Afghan Family — By Sarah Stroh Designers’ Notebook – Darla Bankston May and David L. Merryman

Observations — By Leslie Stroh andDesign – How To Be Your Own Photographer... — By Sarah Stroh andDesign – Rugs For Designers: Selling The Room, Sells The Rug — By Ann Shriver Sargent Designers’ Notebook – Annie Elliott and Annette Phillips

Observations — By Leslie Stroh andDesign – Tools Of Social Media — By Sarah Stroh andDesign – Rugs For Designers: Good Profits And Hidden Costs — By Ann Shriver Sargent Designers’ Notebook – Jack G. Ruthazer and Rona J. Spiegel

Observations — Feizy & The Global Fund For Children — By Leslie Stroh Observations – Listening To Retailers — By Leslie Stroh andDesign – Focusing On The Right Sales Tools Improves ROI — By Ann Shriver Sargent Designers’ Notebook – Cheryl Umbles and Audrey Long

Observations — Tamarian Links Weavers To Their Rug — Online! — By Leslie Stroh andDesign – How To Clean Rugs — By Sarah Stroh andDesign – Rugs For Designers — By Ann Shriver Sargent Designers’ Notebook – Tamara Kay Johnson and Paige Bailey

Observations — PRESENTING HAND KNOTTED RUGS — By Leslie Stroh andDesign – Woman Rug Maker Profile — By Sarah Stroh andDesign – Listening To Designers — By Sarah Stroh Designers’ Notebook – Robert Rutherford and Patti Allen

andDesign – The Niche Within The Niche — By Sarah Stroh Observations — Change Happens — By Leslie Stroh Retailing — Chicago — By Jack Maier Designers’ Notebook – Shea Soucie/Martin Horner, and Melissa Lewis & Cari Giannoulias

andDesign – The Ship That Sails Wins — By Sarah Stroh Observations — Retailers Survey Results — By Leslie Stroh Observations — Social Media — By Mike Cohen All About Rugs – Cross Trending — By Wesley Mancini Designers’ Notebook – Lynda Onthank, ASID and Christina Oliver

andDesign – Women — By Sarah Stroh Observations — Social Responsibly Defined: Kaleen – By Leslie Stroh All About Rugs – Rugs 101 — By Cyrus Loloi Designers’ Notebook – Brenda K. Denny, ASID and Donna M. Jarnigan, ASID, RID, RB Retailing — By The Numbers: Sales 2012 — By Jack Maier