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Maintenance

Our main recommendation is to dry clean pieces on a regular basis.

We have had many pieces cleaned and can say that you needn't worry about dyes or fiber. We use only wool and both the natural and commercial dyes clean beautifully. Find a dry cleaner you trust and take your piece to them regularly.Pieces get softer to the touch from use and from cleaning.

If you decide to wash your weavings we want you to know that this is wool so it can shrink in hot water, and agitating can "felt" it. Naturally dyed yarns will have been washed in soap already. Commercially dyed and undyed wools have not. A professional who cleans oriental rugs will be comfortable cleaning our weavings. Any washing should be done in cold water with a gentle soap (We use Ivory liquid), and as little agitating as possible. A washed piece will probably need to be pressed.

To press use a hot iron over a light damp cloth over the weaving. The steam from the cloth will relax the fibers.


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