I'm one of the people from the other thread that mentioned shedding with my hand tufted Safavieh. I have some small polypropylene and olefin rugs and they can stand abuse. I feel like I have to baby the wool/silk rug. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty and matches well but I'm thankful there's only one. They do make some very pretty synthetic rugs. Will yours be in an area with heavy traffic. I feel I should also mention I have three very furry cats and they think this rug is a new bed. Black rug with 3 cats = more vaccuming. I noticed I'm actually seeing in certains spots where it looks like there's a layer of fuzz that needs trimmed! Here's a photo because it's hard to explain! I do rotate the rug every three months. Again, it's only 6 months old. It seems to be just around the outside where it gets lots of traffic. It's not on the other outside edge. And no, that's not kitty hair. I also keep finding spots like this. Pretty huh? Notice you can also see the shedding fibers laying on top. I just vaccumed last night. Here's an overall shot. I have no idea what's up with that. Did I get a bad Safavieh rug? Does it have to do with the fact that I used my Dyson sweaper with the beater bar on for the first three months I had it? Maybe the hose attachment rubbing against it is making it funny now. This might not be the norm. I don't have the answer but really think about it first before buying anything.

I was influenced by many posters here, and went with a hand knotted rug from ecarpetgallery. It's 3 by 5, was pleasingly cheap..needed it for the guests bathroom..to cover the tiles I'm not a fan of, and to unify some elements. Not much experience with it yet..but for now, I'm impressed. Really impressed. It's my first real rug..definitely not the last one Withstands moisture quite well-had an opportunity to check-we were lucky to get a slab leak right after we moved in..)) The rug got VERY wet. Looks like new again. I wanted something that will be tough and long lasting..I think traditional wool carpets are the best. When I was a kid everybody was cleaning them with snow in winter, put in the sun in summer..this fact by itself tells a lot. I read that lanolin in the wool has natural quality to "fight" stains. I hope it does:)

First of all when you get pee on a rug...blot it up...use paper towel and get as much up as you can keep putting dry towels on the spot and step on it...repeat with a dry paper towel until no more moisture remains....then spray with something like nature's miracle or anti icky-poo or any number of enzyme pet sprays. But the first order of business is get up the mess before you try to neutralize it.

These look like long pieces of felt and/or wool stitched together. I think using the floor attachment of the vacuum would best. I am not an expert but I do have an oriental wool rug and this is what I use. I know this is not an oriental rug but perhaps requires the same treatment. What do others think?