Re: Cleaning hand knotted rugs
Easy. Pick a nice sunny day, not too humid, with no rain forecast. Take the rug outside and if its small, just put it on the driveway. If its large (8' x 10 or bigger) then place it across some wooden pallets - using enough to make sure its well supported. Soak it with water, get it fully wet. Then get some liquid Tide and a soft scrub brush and go at it, giving it a good lather. Then rinse it well. Very well. if a small rug, pick it up and drape over a banister to dry. if a large rug, that's why you have it on the pallets so air can come underneath it because when its waterlogged after a wash you won't be able to move it until its dry. This is how the pros do it.
I always find it amusing that people in first world countries think it can be as simple as that. Keep in mind where these rugs are made, they usually take them down to the local river and toss them in to wash them.
Duane Collie
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