To determine the pile direction, brush your hand along the rug. If you are brushing against the pile, you will feel resistance.
[header] How to vacuum a rug [title] Find the pile direction of your rug. [step] Woven rugs can either have heavy pile, thin pile, or no pile at all-it's just the density of the vertical fibers protruding from the rug. The direction that those fibers naturally lay is called the pile direction.