Use a high quality rug pad to keep your rug in place and reduce the friction that can cause excessive shedding.
Safavieh wool rug shedding.
We recommend use of a rug pad not included.
These synthetic materials breakdown as would other petroleum.
Not only is the wool of lesser quality the backing material can deteriorate and both the backing and pile will begin to shed.
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Remember all good wool rugs will shed.
A wool rug is bound to shed when it is new.
Shedding will diminish over time especially if you follow these simple tips.
After a while it will not shed anymore.
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A reasonable quality rug is expected to shed for almost six months after which the shedding of fibers is reduced.
Shedding for wool rugs is very normal and does not indicate a poorly made or low quality rug.
With regular vacuuming the shedding will decrease over.
Wool rugs may shed as a natural consequence of how they are made.
Vacuum 1 2 times a week for the first few weeks using a low pressure vacuum cleaner without beater bars.
Over vacuuming will only increase rug shedding and damage the wool fibers.
Do not pull stray.
Safavieh makes incredibly beautiful high quality rugs that come in hundreds of different styles and shapes.
Vacuum a new wool rug 1 2 times per week for the first month no beater.
This is a natural aspect of using pure wool fibers in the construction of your rug.
Rugs especially wool rugs are prone to a natural shedding process.
Machine made rugs are made at incredible speed on a machine similar to a newspaper ream and usually from polymer based materials to survive this process.
Your wool rug will shed the most when it is brand new and then shed less and less after a few months of being in your home.
Use a high quality rug pad under your carpet to reduce surface friction.
New wool rugs will shed but this shedding will gradually diminish and can be reduced by using a high quality rug pad vacuuming a new wool rug 1 2 times a week for the first few weeks using a low pressure vacuum cleaner without beater bars and vacuuming in the direction of the pile.
However this shedding will gradually diminish with proper vacuuming.
You will fill your vacuum bag.
It is a wool rug so expect it to shed a lot.