Cleaning a Sheepskin Rug

RE: Cleaning a Sheepskin Rug Post by yasminr (1) | (07/11/2006) Contact Found this while looking for advice on how to clean, among other sites. The best method really is the washing machine but of course taking the advice lulugirl has stated. I also found some good advice on this site http://www.sheepskin.org.uk/sheepskincare.html both for cleaning and for how to avoid ruining it. I have to admit I ruined my first sheepskin it was the one with skin on the back. I think i used too hot water. It was completely ruined. The shop I bought it from felt sorry for me and gave me 20% off! Very nice of them (John Lewis). RE: Cleaning a Sheepskin Rug Post By Cate (Guest Post) (08/30/2005) Many thanks for these tips! I put it in the machine and now it is beautiful again! Thank you so much! Cate. RE: Cleaning a Sheepskin Rug Post by Brenda Chavis (13) | (08/28/2005) Contact Try mixing 1 cup of (20 Mule team or pure) Borax with 1 cup of lemon juice, and 1 gallon of water. Spray the rug with this, and wait 2 hours. Hang, and rinse with the hose. Let dry in the sun, and fingerfluff the fibers. If you can wash it in a machine, add the lemon juice and borax to the wash cycle, along with 1 cup of baking soda. RE: Cleaning a Sheepskin Rug Post by lulugirl765 (10) | (08/28/2005) Contact I used sheepskin rugs with my son as a baby and still have them as rugs! You didn't say what the backing is, so my post is for sheepskins that have skin backing. Guess what, you can wash them in the wash machine! Wash on cold with Woolite. Hang to dry, I just hang over a chair, don't put them in the sun or they will shrink. Once dry, you can put them in the dryer on "fluff" no heat, fingerfluff, or comb them with a pet brush, you can get these really cheap at Walmart. If you have a really big rug, a laundromat has a big machine, again wash on cold setting only. My rugs have lasted about 4 years or so with repeated washings and children. Without kids, they last longer!