Invest in a quality sheepskin rug.
Dry clean a sheepskin rug.
If your coat gets wet just shake off the excess water or snow blot dry with a clean towel and hang your coat to dry at room temperature making sure to avoid any direct heat sources.
Drying a sheepskin rug takes time and you need to do it the correct way to avoid the leather going really stiff.
You can drape it near a heater vent space heater outside by a fireplace and or point a fan on it.
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Brushing out your rug.
Shake your rug outside after brushing.
Brush your rug once while damp and once while dry.
Some small rugs are labeled as machine washable.
Sheepskin rugs can be dry cleaned but make sure you select a professional company with plenty of experience.
As a last resort dry cleaning should only be undertaken by sheepskin and suede professionals to prevent chemical damage.
This sheepskin cleaning video shows how you can easily wash a sheepskin rug in a bath or tub at home using the gorgeous creatures woolskin wash shampoo.
While sheepskin can be worn in the rain or snow it s best not to fully saturate it with moisture.
Next comb through the sheep hair with a large tooth comb like a pick or even better brush it out with a sheepskin brush while it is still damp.
Handwashing if you have spilt or stained your rug you may wis.
The best way to clean your rug is by brushing the rug every month using a wire sheepskin rug brush to remove any loose wool.
If you choose to machine wash use a front load washer or a top load washer without a center agitator cold water wool wash and the gentle cycle for the best results.
Make sure not to dry the rug in direct heat or sunlight.
Use a dry clean towel patting gently to remove excess moisture.
Hand and machine washing ivory sheepskin rugs.
Finally hang the rug to dry.
Many dyed sheepskin rugs should be dry cleaned to prevent fading.
Look out for national companies such as johnson cleaners who offer specialised leather suede and sheepskin dry cleaning services.
Only our natural ivory sheepskin rugs should be hand or machine washed.
Lay rug out or hang to dry.
X research source a pet brush works well to brush the rug when it s dry making it fluff up more.
Shake rug to fluff sheepskin.
Sheepskin rug brushes are available to buy in the rug cleaning section.
To dry a sheepskin rug i used a clean towel to lay it on after spinning out excess water in a washing machine and gently pulled the leather into shape making sure it is laying flat wool side up.
This part is really essential.