Many carpet businesses in Istanbul have folded ... And those in the business fear that a 1,000-year-old tradition is now hanging by a thread. Traditional Turkish carpets are typically woven ...

You can also use a spoon or a coin to lift up the compressed carpet threads to get them back into shape.

“Never scrub aggressively as you may damage the carpet threads,” suggests Stein. Step 5: Rinse the carpet with clean water ...