Use and Care Manual

CAREANDCLEANING(overallsectionheader)
Generalcleaningandmaintenance(subheadnumberone)
OrientalWeaversrugsaremanufacturedwithcolor,designandvalueinmind.Theyarealso
manufacturedtolastforyearstocome.Butaswithallthings,careandcleaningwillprolong thelifeof
therug.For
generalcleaningandmaintenance,thefollowingisrecommended:
 Vacuumregularlytoremovesurfacesoil.Whenvacuumingcertainfibers,suchaswool,setthe
beaterbarsettingtothehighestsettingtopreventdamagingtherug’ssurface.
 Longendsmayworktothesurfaceafteruseorvacuuming.Never
pulltheseendsoutoftherug
butrathertrimthemevenwiththerug’ssurface.
 Cleanspillsandspotsimmediately.Neverrubaspill,alwaysblottopreventfrayingoftheyarns.
 Periodicprofessionalcleaningisrecommended.
 UseanOrientalWeaversrugpadunderallrugs,even
indoor/outdoorrugs.Refertotherugpad
sectionofthiscatalogtobrowsethecompleteassortmentoraskyourOrientalWeavers
representativeforarecommendation.Usingarugpadwillextendthelifeoftherug.
 Rotatetherugatleastonceayear,twiceifinhightraffic
areas.Nomatterhowdensethepile
yarnsorhowwellconstructedthearearug,constanttrafficpatternswillbegintoshow.
However,thisprocesscanbesloweddramaticallybyrotatingtherug.Thisnotonlyaddsyears
totherugbutalsoallowstheentirerugtowearatthe
samerate.
Fiber/Constructionspecificcleaningrecommendations(subheadnumbertwo)
Polypropylene/Nylon/Polyester
 Ifspillsoccur,blotasmuchofthestainaspossiblewithacleancloth.
 Useasmallamountofmildsoapandwatertocleanthearea.
 Ifneeded,rugandcarpet
cleanersthataresafeforsyntheticmaterialsmaybeused.Aswith
anything,usesparinglyandinasmall,inconspicuousareafirsttotestresultsbeforeapplyingto
theentirerug.
 Blotdrywithcleancloth.