Rugs made by hand should be washed by hand.
Vacuum hand knotted rugs with not against the nap.
Using the vacuum attachment can work fine with sturdier wall pieces.
Take your rug to a rug repair professional.
Never vacuum a rug against the nap of the rug the direction of the nap can easily be determined by running the hand across the pile from fringe to fringe.
Reputed rug repair professionals will always take the trouble to procure the right kind of wool and matching dye and use the right weave so that the repair work complements the natural characteristics of the rug and does not go against its original character.
Never vacuum the fringes of your rug especially a hand knotted rug.
Run with the pile direction if it is a pile rug and run the strokes across the width with the wefts if the rug has no pile.
Rugs of this type are produced only using pure materials such as the following.
Silk being an expensive material rugs of this type have a higher price.
Never vacuum the rugs fringes.
Hand knotted rugs make a great choice for any area of the home.
Roll the rug up from this end as tight as you can then slowly unroll and smooth it down along the way.
Agitating the rug against the pile can loosen the rug s fibers and distort your rug.
The nap or pile is the natural direction that the rug s fibers run.
Tufted these rugs are a budget friendly alternative to a hand knotted rug and come in a wide variety of styles but take note.
Running your hand across the surface of the rug will give you an indication to how the rug s fibers lay.
Rugs placed in high traffic areas of your home or office should be vacuumed more frequently.
Vacuuming against the nap also presses dirt back into the rug.
Wash hand knotted rugs every two years or whenever turning a corner of the rug pile side down and tapping it spills grit and fibers.
Tufted rugs are prone to shedding especially when you first unroll them and they may require regular vacuuming.
Your high end hand knotted rugs have a natural nap.
Stand at the end of the rug with the nap running toward you.
Just a reminder warps run the length of a hand woven rug they are the fringe tassels of the rug and wefts run the width of a hand woven rug.
This prevents permanent damage by keeping soil particles from working their way deep into your rug.
You want to avoid vacuuming against the nap the direction of the nap can easily be determined by running the hand across the pile from fringe.
Silk hand knotted area rugs that are woven from silk are stunningly luxurious.
Run your hand along the rug to get the direction of the nap.
