Oriental rug cleaning should only be done by hand!

Petzold Tim • August 15, 2013

Oriental rug cleaning should only be done by hand!

You can look all over your rug, and you will never see this tag. There’s a reason for that. Machines can damage rugs, and spinning wet rugs can damage rugs. Rugs should always be washed by hand, and safely laid flat to dry them out.

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