To repair the sides the rug repair expert carefully and laboriously wraps the damaged side with wool.
How to fix pulls in wool rug.
Gently pull the snag aside and using the fabric glue place a small bead in the bottom of the hole.
On the back side of the rug you will want to know the strands of nylon there should be four now make the knot as tight as possible against the back of the rug while keeping the rug flat and smooth.
Blot the excess water with a sponge.
The type of wool used and the color of the wool used to repair the sides will depend on the original rug itself.
Whenever possible vacuum with the grain of the wool pile.
Every woven wool pile carpet has a natural grain the pile tends to sit in a certain direction.
Last use a coin or spoon to lift up those downtrodden.
The water will engorge the nap of the carpet bringing it back to the height of the surrounding areas.
You do not want to pull so tight that it puckers.
You will need to force the snagged part to go down with your needle.
Find the bad pills and gently cut them from the rug with the small tipped sharp scissors.
If possible work the surrounding fibers into the hole to help cover it and look more full.
You will need to tuck the two ends that are left down into the surrounding carpet fibers to hide them.
Use the tip of the glue pen or your finger to work the snag into the hole.
This protects the rug from opening out and results in it looking clean and original.
Set your vacuum on its highest carpet setting and run it along the length of the rug from fringe to fringe.
The wool avoids shearing partly due to its curly nature where the yarn literally will come to the top of the pile crest and turn back down toward the foundation.
Using very sharp scissors snip the pulled part as close to the base as you can.
If it s less than 1 2 inch long snip it off with a pair of scissors just above the base of the carpet.
After avoiding the original shearing use and vacuuming can either straighten or release this yarn making it appear as though the pile is pulling through the face of the rug.