CARPET RENOVATING

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18165, 1 November 1930, Page 15 (Supplement)

CARPET RENOVATING

Carpets will give long service and retain their original colour if a little time and trouble are bestowed upon them.

The housewife who sweeps-her carpets in the ordinary way is often disheartened when she finds that the dust has immediately settled down again. This may be avoided if the broom is first dipped in warm salt water. Should the carpet become soiled with blacklead, take a little fuller's earth, put it in a saucer, pour on a little cold water, and add a few drops of ammonia.

Mix this into a soft paste and rub it well into the carpel. Allow this to dry in, and then brush well with a stiff brush, and the blacklead will be removed.

If one has occasion to join a carpet first match the pattern and then reverse it. Each edge is then buttonholed firmly with flax of the same colour as the ground-work. The two pieces should then be firmly drawn together, so as to result in a perfect joint. When it is desired to clean and revive the colours of a carpet, take two ounces of yellow soap, three tablespoonfulls of ammonia, half an ounce of washing soda, and two pints of boiling water. After shredding the soap, pour on the water and stir until the soap dissolves, and then add the ammonia and soda.

Now make a good lather of the soap and warm water and dip a soft brush therein and well scrub the carpet. Sponge with a cloth dipped in cold water, and dry with a clean cloth.