Soiled Sheepskin Rug
Dear Aunt Daisy, Would you please tell me through The Listener the correct way to clean a wool rug? It’s really a lovely thing, but slightly grubby after 3 years’ use. It is the natural long thick wool, I believe, of either 2 or 3 sheep. The rug measures 56 inches by 38 inches, "Woolly," Te Aroha. Sheepskin mats do wash beautifully, coming up soft and white and fluffy. If it is lined, it might be better to remove the lining. Shake the skin well, Prepare a tubful of -luke-warm soap-suds with soap flakes and % a cupful of best household ammonia. Immerse the rug and keep it moving. Pay attention to any specially dirty spots. Should take 15 minutes’ careful washing. Then rinse at least three times in luke-warm water with 2 cup of ammonia in each time (continued on next page)
EN (continued from previous page) to remove all the soap thoroughly. May be put through wringer each time, if possible, to get the soap and dirty water out. The last water should be left clean and free from soap. Shake the mat well and dry in a good breeze. Shake frequently while drying, and comb with coarse comb. Keep the back of the skin seft by working with the back of a blunt knife; or a piece of pumice, or even just rubbing between’ the hands during the drying process.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 734, 7 August 1953, Page 22
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235Soiled Sheepskin Rug New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 734, 7 August 1953, Page 22
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