Caring for your hooked rugs
Here are some guidelines for taking good care of your hooked rugs:
1. Never fold a hooked rug. Better to roll it lightly with the pile side out to prevent stressing the foundation material.
2. Never wrap any textile in plastic because it traps moisture and can lead to rot and mildew. Wrap in clean white cotton sheets instead, or use a towel or pillowcase and fasten loosely.
3. Don't store your rug in a damp or extremely warm environment. Basements and attics are not good places for rugs.
4. It is best to avoid placing your antique or vintage rugs in high traffic areas. Instead place in a bedroom, upstairs hallway or living room.
5. Use a thin, non-sticky rug pad underneath your rug.
6. Bright sunlight can fade hand-dyed colors so be careful where you place.
7. NEVER coat a handmade hooked rug with latex or any chemical preparation.
8. NEVER use the beater brush attachment on electric vacuums to clean your rug.
9. Use only a gentle hand-held vacuum, or an upholstery brush to clean. Do not shake out small hooked rugs outdoors to clean either. The shaking can break the foundation backing fibers.
10. Don't ever try washing a hooked rug in a washing machine. That could be disastrous!
11. Be wary of sending your hooked rug to a dry cleaners. Most do not know how to handle them.
12. The traditional way to clean hooked rugs is to lay them face down in new fallen snow. Let rest briefly and then brush off with a clean broom. Do not allow the rug to become wet.
1. Never fold a hooked rug. Better to roll it lightly with the pile side out to prevent stressing the foundation material.
2. Never wrap any textile in plastic because it traps moisture and can lead to rot and mildew. Wrap in clean white cotton sheets instead, or use a towel or pillowcase and fasten loosely.
3. Don't store your rug in a damp or extremely warm environment. Basements and attics are not good places for rugs.
4. It is best to avoid placing your antique or vintage rugs in high traffic areas. Instead place in a bedroom, upstairs hallway or living room.
5. Use a thin, non-sticky rug pad underneath your rug.
6. Bright sunlight can fade hand-dyed colors so be careful where you place.
7. NEVER coat a handmade hooked rug with latex or any chemical preparation.
8. NEVER use the beater brush attachment on electric vacuums to clean your rug.
9. Use only a gentle hand-held vacuum, or an upholstery brush to clean. Do not shake out small hooked rugs outdoors to clean either. The shaking can break the foundation backing fibers.
10. Don't ever try washing a hooked rug in a washing machine. That could be disastrous!
11. Be wary of sending your hooked rug to a dry cleaners. Most do not know how to handle them.
12. The traditional way to clean hooked rugs is to lay them face down in new fallen snow. Let rest briefly and then brush off with a clean broom. Do not allow the rug to become wet.
