The awls (ice picks) that you see in these pictures are pointing to the repaired area after the damage was cut out and replaced with a new piece of carpet sometimes borrowed from an other area of the house, usually from a closet. The damaged pieces that were cut out are laying next to the repair where they once were. Usually the new patch matches perfectly and sometimes a cleaning or simply walking on it will take care of any differences or variances. ALL photos were taken by me and represent my own work.