How To Fix Pulls In Wool Rug

If it s less than 1 2 inch long snip it off with a pair of scissors just above the base of the carpet.

How to fix pulls in wool rug.

You do not want to pull so tight that it puckers. Use the tip of the glue pen or your finger to work the snag into the hole. You will need to tuck the two ends that are left down into the surrounding carpet fibers to hide them. If possible work the surrounding fibers into the hole to help cover it and look more full.

Blot the excess water with a sponge. To repair the sides the rug repair expert carefully and laboriously wraps the damaged side with wool. Pull the pill up with your fingers but cut the thread or fiber at the surface of the carpet. The water will engorge the nap of the carpet bringing it back to the height of the surrounding areas.

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. The type of wool used and the color of the wool used to repair the sides will depend on the original rug itself. Set your vacuum on its highest carpet setting and run it along the length of the rug from fringe to fringe. You will need to force the snagged part to go down with your needle.

Every woven wool pile carpet has a natural grain the pile tends to sit in a certain direction. Whenever possible vacuum with the grain of the wool pile. Find the bad pills and gently cut them from the rug with the small tipped sharp scissors. Using very sharp scissors snip the pulled part as close to the base as you can.

Tuck the cut ends remaining on the carpet back into the surrounding carpet. This protects the rug from opening out and results in it looking clean and original. 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. Last use a coin or spoon to lift up those downtrodden.