http://www.therugchick.com/2009/12/pet-accidents-happen-now-what/ Rug care education for oriental and area rugs. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:00:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.therugchick.com/2009/12/pet-accidents-happen-now-what/comment-page-1/#comment-751 rug cleaning Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:00:27 +0000 http://www.therugchick.com/?p=403#comment-751 Also be very careful of glued on tufts. I have seen it twice until now. If there is a fault at the design they cut the tufts at a backing level and glue some other wool in place either to complete the pattern or cover up some other defect. This glue is yellow in colour and very brittle and when you wash, regardless of method used, wool comes away in clumps. panic, you bet.!! Also be very careful of glued on tufts. I have seen it twice until now. If there is a fault at the design they cut the tufts at a backing level and glue some other wool in place either to complete the pattern or cover up some other defect. This glue is yellow in colour and very brittle and when you wash, regardless of method used, wool comes away in clumps. panic, you bet.!!

]]> http://www.therugchick.com/2009/12/pet-accidents-happen-now-what/comment-page-1/#comment-646 admin Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:44:53 +0000 http://www.therugchick.com/?p=403#comment-646 Tony - the tufted rugs from Pottery Barn, the ones with the cloth backing, and not constructed to last a long time. So you have to be VERY careful in cleaning them. While the recommended method for cleaning wool rugs is WASHING them, the poor quality of the latex used to hold together these lower priced tufted products makes that tough to do. So, you need to SURFACE clean them, as you would upholstery, with either a hand upholstery tool, or a wand. You need to be very careful about the dyes (test for colorfastness), you need to watch for stenciling (ink that marks the designs before they are tufted and can bleed out when wet), and watch for delamination (sometimes the latex can just begin to crumble). These rugs are essentially disposable rugs - they do not last long. They do need to be cleaned, because they have feet/shoes/paws walking on them daily...but people who buy them usually are surprised when the cleaning cost is as much - or more - than the price of the rug to purchase... but what they do not realize is that these rugs, because they are poorly made, actually take MUCH longer to clean, and labor is the most important cost of cleaning any rug. These rugs have many hidden dangers for cleaners. Usually when my clients are educated about the shortcomings of being this cheap tufted product from China and India, they decide to buy a WOVEN rug instead of tufted (woven rugs are very affordable - and last MUCH longer). Hope that helps. - Lisa Tony – the tufted rugs from Pottery Barn, the ones with the cloth backing, and not constructed to last a long time. So you have to be VERY careful in cleaning them. While the recommended method for cleaning wool rugs is WASHING them, the poor quality of the latex used to hold together these lower priced tufted products makes that tough to do. So, you need to SURFACE clean them, as you would upholstery, with either a hand upholstery tool, or a wand. You need to be very careful about the dyes (test for colorfastness), you need to watch for stenciling (ink that marks the designs before they are tufted and can bleed out when wet), and watch for delamination (sometimes the latex can just begin to crumble). These rugs are essentially disposable rugs – they do not last long. They do need to be cleaned, because they have feet/shoes/paws walking on them daily…but people who buy them usually are surprised when the cleaning cost is as much – or more – than the price of the rug to purchase… but what they do not realize is that these rugs, because they are poorly made, actually take MUCH longer to clean, and labor is the most important cost of cleaning any rug. These rugs have many hidden dangers for cleaners. Usually when my clients are educated about the shortcomings of being this cheap tufted product from China and India, they decide to buy a WOVEN rug instead of tufted (woven rugs are very affordable – and last MUCH longer). Hope that helps. – Lisa

]]> http://www.therugchick.com/2009/12/pet-accidents-happen-now-what/comment-page-1/#comment-630 tony sarno Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:43:05 +0000 http://www.therugchick.com/?p=403#comment-630 Lisa,how do wash rugs with a cotton or latex backing.llbean rug,potery barn rugs??? Lisa,how do wash rugs with a cotton or latex backing.llbean rug,potery barn rugs???

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