Silk Rug Cleaning at Home!

A silk rug adds on a unique beauty to the interior of the any house or office. Due to the unique fibers of silk rugs, silk area rug cleaning requires a unique approach than ordinary cotton or wool rugs. Most of the silk area rugs are manufactured in western part of Asian countries. The silk fibers are obtained from the cocoon of the silkworm. Silk fibers are very strong and resilient. Silk rugs can be stretched butt will easily return to its original size quickly because of very high elasticity of the silk fibers. 

Due to these unique features of silk fibers, silk rugs are very smooth and light in weight but are quite delicate and must be handle with care. The material of these rugs can easily get stained and it should always be placed in low traffic areas as there is an always a high risk of color fading involve with high traffic areas. Frequent walking can also damage the embroidery of silk rugs. Abrasive cleaning can also damage a silk rug, so proper care must be taken before choosing any type of rug cleaning methods.

Keeping a silk rug clean

Placing a silk rug in low traffic area is the best way to keep it clean for long time. Some silk rug owners hang their silk rug on the wall as a decorative piece of art rather than placing them on the floor.
To remove any kind of dirt and dust that may have settle down on the rug, with the help of ordinary broom or vacuum, it can be gently swept. A very light and soft touch should be used while broom the rug in order to avoid any damage to the rug fibers. And if the rug is vacuumed, than in this case only brushless suction of vacuum head should be used.

Removing Strains

Any accidental spills must be attained very fast and quickly otherwise it will get settle down immediately and will become very impossible to remove them permanently. In case of solid rug, it should be scooped up with spoon and discarded, while performing these care must be taken to not to scrape the rug material itself. Any extreme type of scraping or sharp friction can permanently tear off or damage the silk rug fibers. A liquid spill as well as any liquid remained after solid spill must be remove with the wet soft cloth as soon as possible otherwise it may fade the color of the silk rug fibers.

Avoid heat and chemicals 

Any kind of heat sources, whether it is from hair dryer or sunlight, should never be used directly on the silk rug. No doubt that heat will help rug to dry quickly, but it can also permanently damage or shrink the rug. In the same way the water or solution used to clean the liquid spill should be cool or lukewarm otherwise it will fade the color or may lead to other types of damages to the rugs.

An overall cleaning

After some time of use, it becomes necessary for a rug to receive an overall cleaning. Because the silk rug cannot receive any sunlight or heat directly, we cannot use any ordinary shampoo. First of all, after gentle sweeping of loose dust, we can gently rub entire silk rug with soft cloth dipped in cool or lukewarm solution.

Professional rug cleaning

It would be good idea to hire professional cleaners to clean your silk rugs as any professional cleaners will perform their actions with great care and would be able to clean your silk rug safely and effectively.
So if you need professional rug cleaning service then visit ABC Decorative Rugs, a leading rug cleaning service provider in USA.