Complete Guide On Cleaning & Maintaining Your Rug

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Learn how to properly clean, maintain, and extend the life of your valuable rugs with our expert guide

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Silk

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Cleaning a Handmade Silk Rug

Silk rugs are fragile, expensive and easily ruined by water. The safest answer is almost always: don’t DIY.

Vacuum with a suction-only attachment without a beater bar.
For dry dust, gently shake the rug outdoors or sweep with a soft brush.
For any spill or blot, do not rub with a dry white cloth.
Take the rug to a specialist that explicitly handles silk or oriental rugs.

Water-based cleaners and household stain removers can permanently bleed colours and dull silk.

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