I've successfully 'ironed' a braided rug that was a wool-acrylic mix with this method. However, I did not do it to remove creases. I did it because the rug has stretched out, and would not begin to lay flat. Given the acrylic content, I was surprised it worked, but it did. If the problem is simply creases, I'd give it more time.

Try laying some piles of books on the creases for a couple of days. Or bricks (with protection under them) or other heavy objects.

Olychick.....hmmm....that would take a LOT of books :)

Maybe a light steam with a floor steamer, on the lowest setting.

I wouldn't use a steamer on top of a wood floor - unless you have another place to do it. Nidnay, it's difficult to see the wrinkles in the photo, I thought it was just that one place, so books might not be too practical if there are more/larger wrinkles than what I can see. It's a pretty rug!

Double sided carpet tape. You can pull the tape off rug and floor when the rug is smooth. I have done this with success

Try contacting the rug store where you bought it and see if they have a remedy. I would think they have seen this happen fairly often. Beautiful rug by the way!

I have done the 2 sided carpet tape method, but it worked better after I folded the rug in small increments opposite of the creases. It's hard to explain, but looking at the photo you posted, the creases are going left to right, so I folded the rug top to bottom. I had someone help me so we could get a large section of rug done at once. It didn't work completely at first, but over time the creases definitely did soften.

Hopefully you can see a few of the wrinkles better in this pic (zoom in near the ottoman legs). Ha...and ignore furniture and mustard colored cushions :) .....in the process of changing my color scheme and furniture ....and it’s a SLOW process for me :)

Olychick....holy moly .....good thought about the ironing/steaming with the wood below. Hadn’t even thought about that. I do have a pad under the rug (which as you can see needs to be trimmed), but maybe will put towel beneath the rug as well as on top to protect the floor.

Still would love to hear from others who have tried steaming their wrinkles (rug wrinkles that is).

@tangerinedoor....thank you so much for that very detailed list of instructions! I will definitely try the two sided tape thing as you and others have suggested (as well as the steaming).

@ladma .... if I had a steamer I would give that a shot. My daughter has one but she’s about 400 miles from here :)

Tangerines idea of an iron with steam thru a damp towel or cloth should work. That just involves hand and knees. Watch your body mechanics!

ladma....no problem there....I’ve got great mechanics :)

If you live in a warm climate it was suggested to me to bring it outside on a hot driveway. I happened to have just gotten a rug delivered when the furniture delivery guys showed up with that suggestion. The other thing that works is time. Did anyone suggest turning the rug upside down and a blow dryer?

I'm always shocked to find out Americans don't seem to have grown up ironing this way with a damp rag! What were they doing instead? How'd you press your suits?

Where I grew up, this is just how you do the ironing when you've got wool or silk and anything special. Yup, a daily kind of thing.

@tangerinedoor....Suits get pressed by sending them to the cleaners, no? :)

I’ve never been a big ironer. In fact, ironing the rug will be the first time I’ve used my iron in months! Hopefully I remember how to fill it with water and turn it on :)

@Twosit4me.....since I have an asphalt driveway (think tar!), I will not be trying the driveway thing :)

The hairdryer idea actually sounds promising.....maybe with a damp towel on top. I might try that first.

Nidnay.....do NOT put water in the iron. Put water on the cloth. Iron set to regular, not steam. All the steam will be coming from the cloth.

Water in the iron is prone to rusting and/or squirting ugly stuff on your precious garments.

Also, if you use a towel as your "cloth", use a tea towel, not a fluffy towel. The goal here is FLAT.

And, on no account, use your favorite towels. This process is going to destroy the "cloth", by bleeding, burning, staining, mashing..... That's why you use a cotton rag to do the job.

I told you......I am an iron ignoramus. I would have put water in the iron.

IMO, the hairdryer thing is unlikely to work, because you need pressure (c.f. the verb "to press" e.g. a wrinkled garment) to flatten the wrinkles out.

By the way, if the wrinkles don't flatten after the first pass, increase the heat and press harder. Trial and error: you'll arrive at the right combination.