Why a rug has to leave your floor to get clean
An area rug is a filter. Sand, grit, skin, pet dander and dust fall through the pile and collect in the foundation, the cotton or wool structure the knots are tied onto. A vacuum reaches the top of the pile. A carpet‑cleaning wand reaches a little further and then pushes hot detergent solution into the foundation, where it mixes with the grit into a paste that stays there. That is why a floor‑cleaned rug looks brighter for a month and then greys again.
Hand washing reverses the order. The dry soil comes out first, from the back, before any water touches the rug. Then the rug is submerged so that water reaches every knot from both sides, brushed by hand, and flushed with clean water until nothing more comes out. Then the water is spun out and the rug dries flat so it cannot shrink, curl or mildew. A 9×12 Persian rug that has been hand washed is lighter, softer, and cleaner than it has been since it was new.
We do this at 44 Executive Blvd in Farmingdale for rugs from every town in Nassau and Suffolk County: Persian, Turkish, Afghan, Pakistani, Indian and Chinese rugs, kilims and Moroccans, everyday wool and tufted rugs. Silk and viscose get their own hand‑washing method, flat rather than immersed.
