[Zeke]

Anything mechanical can loosen the knots, especially the knots at the end of the warp threads that are tied into we know as the fringe . Never use an upright vac on them, only a tank vac with a hose. You can use the wide brush attachment.

A lot of rugs were ruined in the days of spike heals. Ladies would walk across the rug and the pressure on that little heel was said to be = to10,000 lbs per sq INCH.

Just ask rusnak about his rugs when he wore his high heels on them.

Hand made rugs need to be hand washed.