How To Fix Pulls In Wool Rug

Take a good look at the snagged or pulled part of the rug if it is a small pull less than inch than you may be able to snip it off.

How to fix pulls in wool rug.

Set your vacuum on its highest carpet setting and run it along the length of the rug from fringe to fringe. Whenever possible vacuum with the grain of the wool pile. On the back side of the rug you will want to know the strands of nylon there should be four now make the knot as tight as possible against the back of the rug while keeping the rug flat and smooth. Use the tip of the glue pen or your finger to work the snag into the hole.

After avoiding the original shearing use and vacuuming can either straighten or release this yarn making it appear as though the pile is pulling through the face of the rug. Every woven wool pile carpet has a natural grain the pile tends to sit in a certain direction. Find the bad pills and gently cut them from the rug with the small tipped sharp scissors. This protects the rug from opening out and results in it looking clean and original.

To repair the sides the rug repair expert carefully and laboriously wraps the damaged side with wool. You do not want to pull so tight that it puckers. You will need to force the snagged part to go down with your needle. Pull the pill up with your fingers but cut the thread or fiber at the surface of the carpet.

The wool avoids shearing partly due to its curly nature where the yarn literally will come to the top of the pile crest and turn back down toward the foundation. Last use a coin or spoon to lift up those downtrodden. Gently pull the snag aside and using the fabric glue place a small bead in the bottom of the hole. The type of wool used and the color of the wool used to repair the sides will depend on the original rug itself.

Tuck the cut ends remaining on the carpet back into the surrounding carpet. If possible work the surrounding fibers into the hole to help cover it and look more full. The water will engorge the nap of the carpet bringing it back to the height of the surrounding areas. If it s less than 1 2 inch long snip it off with a pair of scissors just above the base of the carpet.