Avoid agitating treat it as you would a fine woolen sweater.
How to clean a latch hook wall hanging.
Use a needle and thread to secure them in place with an overcast stitch.
Use a mild liquid laundry soap only if absolutely necessary test on an inconspicuous section of yarn before washing to make sure it will be color safe.
See the example below.
Remove the straight pins when all the ends are secured.
You may need to soak it for an hour for the water to penetrate the wool fibers.
Hold all four strand ends in one hand so that they are just about at the crook of your latch hook.
I find a good clean puffs up and freshens the texture of the rug as well as cleaning it.
Hand wash a latch hook rug made with cotton yarn in cool water.
Another book suggests that you use a new product designed specifically for cleaning hooked rugs called heirloom care.
Remove the stopper and let the dirty water drain out.
It s commonly used by textile conservationists and is sold at tack shops as a horse shampoo orvus wa paste.
The bigger your size the more yarn you ll need.
I cut mine to measure about 14 x 28.
Attach the non sewn end of rug binding to the bottom of the latch hook rug.
Then place two strands of yarn under your hook.
Fill with clean water and repeat the process until the water is clear.
Cut your latch hook canvas to your preferred size.
The book recommends a solution of 1 teaspoon of orvus wa paste in 1 quart of water.
Bend the non sewn ends of the binding to the rug s bottom.
Before a bit flat and matted after a cool machine wool wash and a couple of days on the radiator it s all fresh and fluffy again.