If the rug has fringe don t vacuum the fringe as it can get caught in the vacuum cleaner.
Vacuum woven rug.
How to vacuum your rug properly.
The materials that make up your rug and its method of construction affect how you should vacuum and how often.
Always use a side to side movement when running a vacuum over your oriental rug.
This should be done using a vacuum with a beater bar.
First start by petting your rug.
Woven rugs are rugs were you can see the design knots on the back side of the rug mirroring the front design.
Repeated trips through the washing machine can loosen the.
Stand on top of the rug and use your feet to prevent the edges from flipping up as you vacuum along them.
Using liquids on a jute rug can cause discoloration and should be only limited to spot cleaning.
Carefully vacuum the rug in the direction that the fibers are woven.
Tufted rugs are rugs where the back side is covered up with material because it is held together with latex.
If it s still looking a little grungy you may want to go over it again the long fibers provide a lot of room for dirt to hide.
A new wool rug will shed fibers.
Using the upholstery attachment for your vacuum start at the top corner and work your way down the rug slowly and in a straight line.
Vacuum your oriental rug side to side.
Instead use a dry rug shampoo or baking soda.
The upholstery attachment works great.
Lastly a shag rug is a very popular style that has a long pile.
This movement stirs up the pile just enough to loosen any dirt or dust that has penetrated the surface of the pile without causing the design of the rug to become blurry.
Just tuck them under the rug if you happen to have some fringes caught on the vacuum turn it off and carefully remove the fringe manually to avoid any torn or damaged fringes.
With a woven rug that has a thinner pile or no pile you ll want to use an attachment on your vacuum.
Regular vacuuming is the key to maintaining the beauty of the fibers.
Woven tufted and shag.
Don t be alarmed it is normal due to the nature of how wool fibers are woven and the rug won t become bare.
If you own a woven rug we suggest that you vacuum it regularly weekly or every other week.
How often to clean a wool rug.
We are going to talk about three main categories of rugs.
Don t wash woven rugs any more than necessary.
By doing this first you will be able to dislodge dirt and dust that is clinging deep within the rug.
When you vacuum these they will be damaged by the bristles of the vacuum which creates some stress on the fiber or worse breaks them while sucking them all up inside the vacuum cleaner.
If your rug is tufted avoid aggressive vacuuming and intense suction the fibers and dyes used in tufted rugs are sometimes not of the same quality as those used in oriental woven rugs and can be weaker so intense suction can cause them to break.
