ORIENTAL RUGS NEED SPECIAL CARE… Persians, Chinese, Kilims & Dhurries

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Orientals rugs are two examples of hand the dry soils that have worked The term “Oriental Rug” is knotted Oriental rugs. their way to the backing. The used by retail marketers and once common practice of laymen alike to describe a beating rugs is not so outdated wide variety of floor coverings. Soiling...Flat Woven Vs. as it is still an excellent way to Designers and other members Pile Constructions remove these unwanted soils. of the trade prefer more Flat woven rugs such Dhurries Another more practical way is definitive names such as and Kilims do not have the soil to turn the Oriental rug upside- Persian, Chinese, Kilim, hiding attributes that pile down and run a beater-bar Dhurrie, etc. construction offers. In fact, vacuum over the back side. they tend to hold soils at the This will dislodge much of the surface and can become soil deep in the pile. Two Basic Constructions unsightly in traffic areas, Oriental rugs are either flat especially if not properly Many professional rug woven or hand knotted. For maintained. cleaners will use air to blow obvious reasons, machine- the dirt out before cleaning made rugs are usually them. significantly less valuable. When properly maintained, The most basic two- these rugs are excellent for dimensional weaving high traffic areas. technique produces a crosshatching of only horizontal and vertical threads Watch Out For Rayon and is called flat woven. This Orientals interlacing, forms both the There are an alarming number fabric of this pile-less rug and of rayon Oriental rugs being the basis for its design. Kilims Orientals with pile passed off as silk, Persian and Dhurries are both constructions (Persian, Orientals. These rugs wear examples of flat woven rugs. Chinese, etc.) are possibly the readily, have poor resiliency most efficient soil hiding floor and do not possess soil-hiding The hand knotted rugs are coverings of them all. While qualities. Furthermore, water- three-dimensional in that the this is a positive in many ways, based substances can cause fabric has strands of yarn tied it does have its drawbacks. unsightly distortion of the pile or looped into the foundation The soils that go unseen can that generally cannot be that is usually cotton. The cut act like sandpaper and can corrected. These rugs should ends of these knots form the cause premature wear. never be wet cleaned because pile of the rug and create its Unfortunately vacuuming may the pile will flatten and never pattern. Persians and Chinese not be enough to remove all again look the same.

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Staining Can Be A Moths will lay their eggs in The problem is that lanolin Problem dark areas such as under does not prevent staining or One of the confusions facing sofas or skirted chairs. The soiling and allowing soil and the consumer is the mixed larva emerges and starts to stains to accumulate not only messages heard from different consume the wool fiber. distracts from the appearance, sources regarding the proper Because they are under but will seriously reduce the care of Oriental rugs. The fact furnishings, the larvae go resistance to wear and is that wool accepts dyes undisturbed until they emerge deterioration. readily. We like to use the again as moths to lay more terms “controlled dyeing” and eggs. Oriental rugs can last a “accidental dyeing”. Controlled lifetime, but only when they dyeing happens when fibers or Regular maintenance is the are cared for properly. yarn is dyed to a particular best way to keep your color, which will then be used Orientals from being damaged in weaving a rug. by moths. Periodic cleaning, Need Help With Rug And moth proofing, and rotating Carpet Protection Or Uncontrolled or accidental rugs are a good way to Cleaning? dyeing happens when the prevent moth larva from taking Your local Fiber-Seal Service family pet chooses the Oriental hold and damaging the Center is ready to help and rug instead of the outdoors or investment you have made in just a click away. when the coffee cup overturns your Oriental rugs. on the rug. We rarely think of these substances as dyes, but Click Here that is exactly how they react Proper Care Is Essential For on the wool fiber. The vast majority of Oriental Locations rugs are made of wool, except The problem is that it can be for the fringes, which are extremely difficult to remove usually cotton. Wool Orientals http://fiberseal.com/locations/ unwanted dyes without can be dealt with just as any harming or removing the quality wool carpeting. original color (the “controlled dyes”). Prevention is the best Extending their life by means way to ensure your Oriental of promptly repairing rugs remain stain fee. damages, proper vacuuming, periodic skilled cleaning and having protective treatments Moths Can Be A Problem applied is an assurance of All too often we encounter a continued enjoyment. beautiful Persian or Chinese Oriental, which has been Yet, we often hear it said that damaged by moth larvae a true Persian, Dhurrie, etc., (sometimes, even those rugs must be “left like it is” or “it which have been “moth doesn’t need protection proofed”). because it has natural lanolin.”