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Hooray! You are the proud owner of a beautiful area rug, be it wool, synthetic, silk, cotton or other natural fiber.

The following tips help ensure your investment keeps looking it's best for years to come.
    
 

Wool area rugs enjoy being vacuumed with suction only. A rotating brush sucks up the finer fibers and can make your area rug wear thin and look older than it is.

If your area rug has fringes, it is best to not vacuum them. That way the fringes don't get caught in the vacuum and possibly unravel. Fringes are like eyelashes, they need to be cleaned, but do not need to be brushed. To safely care for your fringes is to comb them with a wide tooth comb to keep them straight. If your fringes do get to worn or stained Luv-A-Rug can either add new fringes or remove them completely.

Synthetic area rugs are made from a man made fiber and have no objections to a rotating brush vacuum. The corners will fray if they always get sucked into the vacuum.

To get the most dirt out of your area rugs, wool or synthetic, first turn them over and vacuum the back with the rotating brush. This pushes the dirt to the top of the fibers and when you vacuum the top the appearance of the rug can improve a lot. Vacuuming should be done slowly and the suction area should just touch the top of the fibers to achieve maximum cleaning results.

Modern Shag rugs need extra vacuuming and care. The long fibers of a shag hold dirt and debris in, using the hand brush attachment on your vacuuming easier. Here is my videos on how to make caring for your modern shag easier. 

Shag rugs also need to be cleaned more often than types of rugs. Every 6-9 months depending on if they are walked on daily.

For more tips on caring for area rugs check out RugloverMary's Youtube channel

Luv-A-Rug Srevices Inc.
2-4144 Wilkinson Rd (at Interurban)
Victoria, BC V8Z 5A7
250-590-6210/ 800-886-2802
e-mail: luvvie@shaw.ca