We recently had three rugs laid out on the wash floor at our facility before cleaning, and it was a perfect reminder of how misunderstood rug cleaning still is. Many homeowners assume rugs are cleaned the same way wall to wall carpet is cleaned in the home. Sometimes that is true for light maintenance on certain synthetic rugs, but many rugs need a much more thorough process than top-down cleaning can provide.

We recently received a beautiful red wool hand knotted rug at our Sherwood rug washing facility. The photo shows the rug laid out on the wash pit floor where we begin the inspection and preparation process before cleaning. Hand knotted rugs are very different from machine made rugs. Each knot is tied individually, often using natural wool fibers and natural dyes. These rugs are valuable pieces that require careful handling and the correct cleaning process.

We recently completed a rug washing service for a homeowner in Sherwood, OR, and the transformation highlights why full immersion washing is often the best solution for natural fiber rugs. The photo shows a white and grey wool rug laid out on the wash floor inside our secure washing facility. This was not a light surface cleaning. It was a complete flush designed to remove embedded soil and address odor concerns at the source.