TO CLEAN SMALL RUGS
Small rugs of silk and of fur make a comparatively expensive, item to have dry-cleaned, but they can be successfully washed at home, states an overseas writer. Use warm water, adding two tablespoonfuls of ammonia to the gallon, and a good lather of soap flakes. After the rugs have been well freed from dust by shaking or vacuumcleaning plunge them into the water and brush and press gently while in the water with a rubber brush. The rugs should not be allowed to soak. Rinse in clear water and hang to dry in a strong wind- out of the sun. This treatment raises flattened pile as well as removing stickiness. Hand-made wool rugs should not be treated in this way, as the colours are apt to run.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 8, 10 July 1939, Page 14
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131TO CLEAN SMALL RUGS Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 8, 10 July 1939, Page 14
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