Sheepskin Area Rugs – Your Options
Sheepskin Rugs: The Wonderful Rug and Decor
Sheepskin rugs are extravagant. They are fluffy, cozy, and velvety soft. They also look and feel wonderful. These rugs are very adaptable and can add the perfect finishing touch to any bedroom, living room, office, nursery, chair, etc.
Faux sheepskins just cannot compare to the real deal. They will shed a lot more than genuine sheepskins. It isn’t breathable, and it will melt if exposed to high heat and traps bacteria in.
Sheepskin rugs can get dyed basically any color imaginable. There are many naturally colored rugs, of course. The blacks, grays, whites, creams, and browns are all generally sheepskin colors that didn’t go through the dyeing process. And then some rugs are no longer a natural sheep color. They’re pinks, blues, greens, oranges, reds, and more.
A sheepskin is approximately 3 feet long by 2 feet wide. That’s not a very large rug. So, sheepskins get sewn together to create larger rugs. The sewing gets done on the underside so that the seam won’t get seen.
There are multiple sizes of rugs. These are the sizes most typically around. Their names can tell you how many sheepskins went into making it. The single size sheepskin rug is created from one sheepskin, obviously. The double sheepskin rug gets made from two sheepskins sewn together. The quad sheepskin rug is made from four sheepskins that are all sewn together. The sexto size sheepskin rug is six sheepskins large. The octo size sheepskin is the largest size available. It is eight sheepskins large it is quite massive. The double sheepskin rug is the most common choice. However, a quad sheepskin rug is a nicer, larger size and is still quite affordable.
You can even find stools with a sheepskin cushion. They look super fluffy and soft for either a footrest or a seat.
There are two types of sheepskin rugs, the Icelandic and Australian. Both have their place, though most people prefer Australian sheepskins.
The Australian sheepskin is velvety soft and is really fluffy. The Australian sheepskin fibers must be at least 2.5 inches tall to get considered as the highest quality. The fibers also need to stand upright. Icelandic sheepskins are shaggier and coarser. The Icelandic sheepskin fibers are 4 to 6 inches long. So, the fibers lay flat, unlike the Australian sheepskins.
Taking care of sheepskin is easy and not all that time-consuming. You will want to make sure that your lovely rug won’t get exposed to a lot of sunlight and moisture. Sunlight can dry out the hide, and then it wouldn’t be as soft. Shaking out your rug every so often and then giving it a good brushing will keep it clean and bouncy. And, when a spot forms on the sheepskin rug, it’s best to spot clean with a detergent created for sheepskin rather than wash the whole thing. And when it’s time to dry your rug, never, ever put it in the dryer. Always let your sheepskin air dry.