What artificial silk, art. silk, banana silk, viscose, bamboo silk, alio silk, cactus silk, soya silk, modal, cuprammonium, lyocell, triacetate, and acetate have in common? They are all a type of rayon manufactured from regenerated cellulose (See Image 1). Designers have embraced the silk-like look of rayon for garments, upholstery fabrics and area rugs. But rayon rugs present many challenges for rug cleaners, as this fiber doesn't hold up to foot traffic and consumer do-it-yourself spotting/cleaning. Professional cleaning may exacerbate pre-existing texture distortion. However, techniques are taught at advanced rug cleaning courses that demonstrate how to avoid and or correct texture distortion in rayon and silk rugs (Image 2).
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