From 1003 Household Hints & Work Savers (1947), tips on cleaning rugs: never shake rugs to clean them, cleaning small rugs, and how to clean single colored rugs.
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I would never have thought of using corn meal. And did not know shaking a rug could damage it - guess I have to stop the practice!
This is very surprising, I always sake my rugs and washing machine it. LOL! Thanks for the tips.
Thanks for the advice. Now I know I’ve been doing the wrong way of cleaning rugs.
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Also when drying your rugs, rotate it frequently to equalize effects of the sun as to avoid continual direct exposure to sunlight.
Really? I shake them all the time, though! Although, that happens only when I have time to spare to clean up my rugs. I also brush them hard with one of those hand-held scrubbers you find on the hardware stores.
Kathy Carbone
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