Silk is a natural fibre whose main risks are water marks and dye bleeding. The price is from €15/m², but the final price is given from a photo.
Natural silk or artificial silk
Before the price, you need to know whether the rug really is made of silk. Rugs sold as “bamboo silk” or “artificial silk” are usually made of viscose. That is a different fibre with different risks: when wet it becomes much weaker, can turn brown, and the pile can flatten. For such a rug, see viscose rug cleaning.
What to look at: the care label, if there is one, the purchase documents or the shop description, and the underside of the rug. Many rugs have no label, so add photos of the top and the underside and a close-up of a corner. If the rug is hand-knotted, there is no glued fabric underneath, and the fringe is formed by the ends of the warp threads.
What is risky for a silk rug
The Canadian Conservation Institute writes about rugs that high humidity can damage the fibres and make the colours bleed, while light dries the fibres and fades the colours. For a silk rug this means two things: a liquid on it can leave a mark, and dyes can bleed from water. So a silk rug is not soaked or cleaned on the floor.
Hand-made and antique rugs can have natural dyes that bleed from moisture. Textile specialists at the University of Georgia advise testing any product on a hidden spot first to see whether the colour bleeds.
Sources: Canadian Conservation Institute, “Basic care: carpets and rugs”; University of Georgia Extension. Checked 10.11.2026.
If something was spilled on a silk rug
- Blot Press lightly with a clean, absorbent cloth and do not rub. Rubbing pushes the stain deeper.
- Do not use heat Do not dry it with a hair dryer and do not put it on a radiator.
- Do not pour on water or products On silk even clean water can leave a mark, and an untested product can make the dye bleed.
- Photograph it Add a photo of the stain and the underside to the request and write what was spilled and when.
About everyday care: silk and Persian rug care at home.
How much silk rug cleaning costs
Silk, viscose, hide, hand-made and Persian rugs (with pick-up): from €15/m², price from a photo. For silk, hand-made and antique rugs, the price is given from a photo, because the size, the dyes, the pile and the stains differ a lot between rugs.
Example: a 2 × 3 m silk rug is from €90 and pick-up €10, the final price from a photo. Pick-up and return in Riga costs €10 (both ways together); in the Riga region up to about 15 km from the Riga boundary it is also €10, and further out another €10 is added. The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45, and pick-up is added.
All prices: carpet and rug cleaning prices.
What to expect from silk rug cleaning
Usually comes out
- dust and everyday dirt in the pile;
- a fresh stain that has not been rubbed or treated with products.
May stay
- water marks that have already dried;
- dye that has already bled;
- fading from the sun, and wear;
- damaged fringe and edges.
We do not do repairs or fringe restoration. Photograph damage and loose fringe before cleaning. Before the job, a specialist tells you what to expect from your rug.
Sources
- High humidity damages fibres and makes colours bleed; light fades them checked 10 November 2026
- Test a product on a hidden spot for colourfastness checked 7 November 2026
- Blot, do not rub; rubbing pushes the stain deeper checked 7 November 2026
- Viscose becomes much weaker when wet checked 10 November 2026
- A viscose pile can turn brown and flatten checked 10 November 2026
