Viscose Rug Cleaning: A Guide to Delicate Rug Care
The difficulty is that viscose is not silk. It is also not as forgiving as many wool or synthetic rugs. When a viscose rug is cleaned with too much mo…
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Cotton Rug Cleaning: A Guide to Everyday Care
They can also be easier to look after than some more delicate rugs. But that does not mean every cotton rug should go straight into the washing machin…
Silk Rug Cleaning: Caring for those Delicate Fibres
That same beauty is also why cleaning needs care. A silk rug should not be treated like a standard rug or carpet. Too much moisture, heat, harsh clean…
Persian Rug Cleaning Tips to Preserve Timeless Craftsmanship
For everyday care, vacuuming, blotting spills quickly, and avoiding harsh products can help preserve your rug. For antique, silk, inherited, or valuab…
Antique Rug Cleaning: Safe Care for Valuable Rugs
A good wool, Persian or oriental rug you can often clean very successfully, but you should never treat it like an ordinary carpet or a washable rug at…
How to Clean Oriental Rugs and Protect Delicate Fibres
An Oriental rug is not just a loose carpet. It may have wool, silk, cotton foundations, vegetable dyes, fringes, old repairs and areas of wear that ar…
Can You Steam Clean a Rug Safely at Home?
A steam cleaner can make a rug look fresh on the surface, but it can also push heat and moisture into fibres that do not cope well with either. If you…
Rug Cleaning Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Most rug cleaning mistakes come from one understandable assumption: treating a rug like a small carpet. Some rugs can cope with light home care. Other…
How to Clean a Woven Rug Without Damaging the Fibres
For everyday rug care, remove dry soil aoften, blot spills rather than scrub them, use only a small amount of suitable cleaner where the rug allows it…
Why We Don’t Clean a Sheepskin Rug
The short version A sheepskin rug is a natural product, not a standard rug. The wool is still attached to the skin, which makes it soft, warm and attr…
How to Clean a Jute Rug Safely at Home
The most important thing to know is this: jute does not like being wet. A jute rug should be cleaned using dry methods wherever possible. Regular vacu…
How to Clean a Shag Rug Without Damaging the Fibres
The safest way to clean your shag rug is to remove loose soil regularly, treat spills gently, avoid soaking the rug, and let it dry completely before …