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Oriental Rug Cleaning for Hand-Knotted Wool and Silk Pile
Signs your hand-knotted rug needs more than vacuuming
Flip a corner and look at the back. If grit falls out or the knots look gray at the base, soil is cutting the wool each time someone walks on it. A musty or sour smell, a dull center, or yellow-brown fringe are other signs. Oriental rug cleaning is for a knotted pile and foundation, not wall-to-wall carpet.
Why rental machines and spot sprays go wrong on wool and silk
Dyes in many hand-knotted rugs were never fast, so a hot, harsh wash can make them bleed into the field. Home machines push water in but can't pull enough back out. The foundation stays wet and can brown or mildew. Spot sprays leave a sticky residue that grabs new dirt, and silk is weak when wet and can lose its sheen if you scrub it.
Dust, test, wash, rinse, and dry flat
Dry soil comes out first, before any water touches the rug. We test each dye color, then wash with a pH-balanced EPA Safer Choice product. We rinse until the cleaner is gone, because leftover residue makes a rug soil faster the next year. Silk gets a gentler hand method, and the rug dries flat and supported so it won't shrink, ripple, or mildew.
Damage a wash won't undo, and what to tell us
A wash won't undo dye that has already bled, moth damage, dry rot in the foundation, or a center worn thin. Those need a repair specialist. A rug lasts longer when grit comes out on a regular schedule, not after the pile is gone. We've cleaned rugs since 2021, are Google Guaranteed, and hold a BBB A+ rating; call (949) 992-3299 with the fiber, rough age, size, and any stains or bleeding you see.
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