| A sisal rug is a rug made from the agave, commonly | | | | contract depending on the climatic conditions. Sisal rugs |
| known as a cactus. The plant was first discovered in | | | | are not to be recommended for areas that may |
| the Yucatan and was named for the port where the | | | | receive wet spills or has constant exposure to rain, |
| fiber was first exported. These plants grow in | | | | snow or water in general. Your sisal rug is not |
| semi-arid environments and produce large fleshy | | | | recommended for bathroom,Jacuzzi or swimming pool |
| leaves from which the sisal fiber is crushed and | | | | areas. There are best used in indoor applications or in |
| scraped so that only the fibers remain. The fibers are | | | | enclosed or screened porches.How do I care for my |
| then washed before drying in the sun or alternatively | | | | sisal rug? Luckily, dirt does not cling to the static-free |
| by hot air. It is very important to dry the fiber correctly | | | | sisal fiber and vacuuming is the best care you can give |
| as the quality of the sisal depends on its moisture | | | | it, in addition to keeping it from exposure to water. It |
| content. The washed and dried sisal produces a | | | | goes without saying therefore that sisal rugs should |
| strong, durable, stretchable material suitable for rugs as | | | | not be steam cleaned or cleaned by any other |
| well as rope, handicrafts and many other uses. The | | | | method that uses water. Remember it this way, it |
| sisal fiber is also suitable for dyeing and makes it a | | | | came from the desert and it wants to stay there! If |
| prime candidate for the making of sisal rugs. The | | | | you do happen to spill something on your sisal rug (and |
| leading exporters of sisal fiber are Brazil, Mexico, China, | | | | you will), blot immediately and dry with a hair dryer or |
| Tanzania and Kenya. In sisal rugs, sisal is usually | | | | fan. There are products on the market that will coat |
| blended with wool and acrylic for a softer feel. This is | | | | and protect your carpet from absorbing moisture also. |
| accomplished by a 60% wool and 40% sisal ratio | | | | Check with your local rug dealer for information on this |
| generally. The resulting sisal wool rug is durable as well | | | | solution.Sisal Rugs, Rug care, Antiques. Beautify your |
| as soft. Hence you can actually walk on a cactus!Your | | | | home. Antiques. |
| sisal rug does have some unique characteristics, apart | | | | Beautify your home. |
| from being made from a cactus. Sisal will expand or | | | | |