How To Iron Creases Out Of A Area Rug

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How to iron creases out of a area rug.

Creases are usually a temporary result of the rug being rolled during shipping and seldom pose a long term challenge to rug care and maintenance. In this video we ll show you how to uncurl your brand new rug. Using a comb and a blow dryer gently brush out rug wrinkles. It s possible to melt rug fibers so use a low or medium heat setting and keep the hair dryer moving back and forth at all.

Otherwise you could possibly burn the rug. If you don t have a large enough patch of sun flip the rug over and use a hair dryer to heat up the creases of the rug and release them. I have used this method to iron out furniture dents in my rugs before. If the rug contains any synthetic material it will melt and permanently mark the rug.

Not only is this unattractive but it could also be a safety hazard if someone trips over a raised crease. Only resort to ironing if the creases are still present after waiting two full days. Always hold the hair dryer 6 to 9 inches away from the rug and use a sweeping motion. When you unroll the area rug you are typically left with creases that prevent the rug from laying flat.

Again we d like to stress that it s important to be patient with your rug. To protect the rug from being burned by the iron place a piece of plain brown craft paper between the iron and the rug. If you decide to steam it out of the rug be sure to put a damp towel over the spot to iron and do not directly iron the rug. Creases in area rugs can typically be removed by allowing new rugs to rest for several days reverse rolling the rug or steaming the creased area.

After being rolled for so long new rugs might not look so good right out of the package. But it takes multiple trials to do it.