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Cleaning, Shearing & Defining
1. Prior to cleaning, shearing and defining it is a best if you have a section
the size of your palm before starting these steps. This is what will create a
velvet feel to your rug. Be patient and take your time.
2. Using the point of the knitting needle working horizontally, slide the point
between the two rows making sure all the loops are cut. Make sure all the yarn
is standing up and not tangled. Be sure to mark any holes you have missed and
remove any short loops and mark with a toothpick on the back side. Continue
until the entire area has been cleaned.
3. Holding your rug flat with your left hand under the area to be sheared using
your appliqué scissors start shearing in a circular motion using only the
center of the blade.
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IMPORTANT TIPS
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IF you shear using the tips of your scissors...
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You will cut too deep into the yarn which will affect the final outlook of the
rug.
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When this happens you will need to repunch those areas.
IF you cut the outside row with no supporting loops, it will create a
depression in the rug when rug is completed.
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After you shear use the moon shaped side to scrap the areas cut to pull up any
long yarn. Continue shearing the area supported flat by the left hand until the
velvet look appears. Never shear using the tips of the appliqué’ scissors
blade. If you shear too close to the edge you will cut too much off creating a
ridge when you poke the rows next to that This step can also be done with the
rug on a table laying flat.
4. Shearing and cleaning is best done after you get a palm size area . If you
wait until you finish the rug you will find the rug very heavy and not pliable
enough to do a great job.
5. Turn your rug perpendicular to direction you have already sheared (lengthwise
). Using the knitting needle slide point through the rows of cut loops making
sure there are no tangles. Be sure to mark any missed holes with a toothpick on
the back. Continue until entire area has been cleaned.
6. Turn rug over and repunch any areas that are marked with a toothpick.
7. Turn rug over making sure all the new loops are cut then clean using knitting
needle clean the areas then shear in a circular motion while supporting the
back of the rug flat.
8. Defining is done by making sure the colors of yarn have been separated using
the knitting needle. Place the knitting needle in between the two different
colors gently making sure that they stand up on their own. If you see any areas
where two colors fill one hole you must pull out one of the colors otherwise
the area will not have a clean definition.
9. Defining is necessary in all types of rugs.
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