Featured Cleaning Vintage Hook Rug

I bought this out of an estate were doing.
The lady was 90 when she died 2 years ago.

It looks as though making hook rugs and cross stitch was among her hobbies..

I liked the colors in this one and plan on putting it in my booth, but I'd like to clean it first.

There is a lot of conflicting information on the internet about how to clean them.
Any advice?

What price point do these sell at?

 

Hi,
We need photos of how large, what condition etc to give you ideas as to cleaning or price.
greg

 

Sorry, i forgot to include the pictures. They are added now.

It looks to be in great condition
It's a little over 3'x2'

 

Hi,
I have been cleaning mine for 40 years now. I soak them in the bathtub with cold water and a mild soap for 30 mins, then drain out the water and rinse once or twice. Then I roll them up and let them drain for a while. Then my secret is to put them in my washer and spin them almost dry. Then lay them out flat to finish drying. I had a 9'by 11' that was owned by a Collie lover and it had never been cleaned. That was a different job but it came out looking like new. The point is not to agitate them, just let them soak and rinse a few times. In the summer I used to dry them over a table in the shade. I found the spin in the washer spun out the most of the remaining water and they dried faster.
greg

 

I had a Victorian 'Household Hints' book which suggested cleaning these rugs, and also woven Oriental rugs with salt on a damp rag. Rub gently in a circular motion, then back again in the opposite direction, then brush-sweep it off. I tried it on one of my wool Asian rugs and it worked really well.
FYI, it also said to use stale bread to clean wallpaper, and that worked as well