I bought this rug for my daughter's nursery last year. Today (1 year later) I decided that it was time to wash it. I looked up instructions--mild detergent, and cold water then hang to dry. When the rug was done washing, I was extremely shocked to find that there were multiple tufts of the rug coming off. The rug is currently air drying, but it has lost so many clumps. Overall the rug is beautiful, but DO NOT wash it in the washer machine like it says that you can.