From the earliest appearance of settled communities, floor coverings have been the mark of domestic pride. The easy-to-live, wall-to-wall, long-pile carpets and textured monotones have become a 20th century symbol of luxury and sophisticated taste. As with all fine things carpets and rugs should be maintained in good condition, since grime, dirt and stains can destroy even the heaviest pile, if left enough without cleaning.
Badly stored rugs in unventilated conditions will also encourage moths to feed gratefully and happily during the warm summer months. If your rug is encrusted with the accumulated deposits of years of hard use, grayed with dirt and dust, beg, steal or borrow a garden or a backyard in which to begin renovation. If possible put up a very strong cloths line, sufficiently high to let you whack the dirt out of the backing and pile. The rug should hang freely with one end as near the line as possible, to let you beat from the back. Never leave a rug hanging overnight dew or sudden showers may dampen the fabric, which will take days to dry out.
After beating it is best to vacuum a large rug with the curtain cleaning hose attachment of your vacuum cleaner, while it is still hanging free hold braided rugs can suffer from two main problems, the outer length of braid wears away, or the lacing may come undone and break off. If the wear is very bad consider replacing worn strip with a new one all fine rugs should be repair by experts, and this is particularly true of woven rugs. So make sure your rug is correctly valued before you begin to tinker with it. Rugs too big to lie flat can be rolled around the light pole, with the pile turned in. It is usually suggested fine hooked rugs be rolled pile out. Small-embroidered rugs can be gently cleaned with carpet cleaning fluid or washed with the foam or soapsuds but they may need blocking to retain their correct size. Measure before cleaning, rinse with a moist sponge, and tack down to the right shape on a wooden floor or large board .
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