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Washing a new rug?
Drez
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I know that typically, especially for fabrics and textiles and the like, it's recommended you wash them before wearing them. It was even recommended to wash a bathroom mat before using it for the first time, which never actually occurred to me in the past.
I have parquet floors (thin wooden tiles on top of a granite (or stone or whatever?) foundation. The floor is pretty clean, but I'm a bit of an OCD germaphobe and I really can't stomach touching the floor itself. But I just bought (a) a bean bag chair and (b) I'm getting into exercise now and there are times where I'll need to be on the floor.
I'm also looking for a good yoga mat.
I guess I could get a small rug and possibly throw that in the washer but the idea kinda worries me - I don't want to break the building's washing machine :P
What do people usually do? I'm just gonna order something relatively small on Amazon or some seller like that.
Also, are yoga mats typically washable? Should I wash that too?
I have parquet floors (thin wooden tiles on top of a granite (or stone or whatever?) foundation. The floor is pretty clean, but I'm a bit of an OCD germaphobe and I really can't stomach touching the floor itself. But I just bought (a) a bean bag chair and (b) I'm getting into exercise now and there are times where I'll need to be on the floor.
I'm also looking for a good yoga mat.
I guess I could get a small rug and possibly throw that in the washer but the idea kinda worries me - I don't want to break the building's washing machine :P
What do people usually do? I'm just gonna order something relatively small on Amazon or some seller like that.
Also, are yoga mats typically washable? Should I wash that too?
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If we're talking 2x3 feet or so, like a bath mat or a welcome mat then you should be fine throwing it through a washer.
Any bigger though and you'd probably want to get a carpet shampooer to give it a deep clean, then hang it from a line or across a banister to dry (you don't want to keep a damp rug on a parquet floor, might damage the wood).
Check any labels on it first though and see if it has instructions.
I ended up buying a 6x11 shag carpet.
Buying it from amazon but same thing I guess. Unless the warehouse folks open it and cut a rug on it before putting it in the box and shipping it to me.
Yes because of all the poisons and fertilizers and sugars and demons they sew into the clothing to make it look fresh on the shelf or in the warehouse.