[Andy Foster]

I have been asked to clean a rug for a customer and they state that it is a 'pokora' rug (spelling may be a bit wrong).
Tested it and it reacts like a natural fibre, but want to make sure that I clean it correctly.

Anyone heard of this type/make please?
And how should it be cleaned (can it be hwe, or does it have to be dry cleaned)?

Thanks in advance.

Andy

[gwrightson]

Pohara , i think is the correct spelling ,
and is 100% N Zealand lambs wool , Im not to sure but i believe they are all hand knotted and made , so I would treat as wool,  bearing in mind , of course all the usual tests for migration etc. as they are quite a bright coulered rug with vivid colours.
my bro has one that i cleaned with no probs.
Geoff
Ps  quite expensive if some thing goes wrong though

[Ken Wainwright]

Do you mean Pokhara?

http://www.rugsuk.com/index.html?http%3A//www.rugsuk.com/hand-tufted-rugs/Pokhara/index.html

Safe and happy cleaning
Ken

[woodman]

 

Or Bukhara even,

Usualy Pakistani copies of original.

Test for colour fastness clean using wool safe only in the usual manner if tests ok,

Charge accordingly.

[Andy Foster]

That's great chaps, thank you.

Basically, usual tests and terat as would any wool rug or carpet.

You guys are ace, thanks again.

Andy