Try ironing it using the steam function. That way, you can control it. Or just let it sit and let humidity take care of it.

This post was edited by Tibbrix on Thu, May 1, 14 at 10:20

I would wrap it around huge orange juice cans. Try Costco. It worked in the 60s.

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I'd contact the company I bought it from before I try anything.
Sue

From a site called City Cows...

"Whenever cowhide skin rugs and carpets are bundled and sent the cowhide skin can sometimes have the tendency to obtain a number of folding mark and creases. Over time and in usual use on the floors the cowhide skin rug wrinkles should come out naturally nevertheless if you want to possess a super smooth cowhide skin carpet straight away then there is an effortless way utilizing a household iron to make sure your cowhide rug or carpet appears pristine and perfect as soon as you place it on your floor.

Equipment you will need

Good size towel
Wet flannel or fabric
Household iron
Cowhide skin rug or carpet

Put your cowhide skin rug or carpet on the floorboards over the top of the towel. The objective of having the towel on the floor is to safeguard your own floor covering from any possible damage that the iron’s temperature could possibly cause. Plug in the iron - using an extension electrical power cord if needed and set the iron to the highest heat setting. Set a soaked flannel (or similarly soaked tea bath towel or other clean lint free cloth) over the cowhide rug or carpet and work the flat iron over any wrinkles within the hide in the identical manner you would do when pressing clothes.

Make certain the iron moves rapidly over the area of the cowhide skin required and apply this only for the bare minimum time necessary to eliminate the wrinkles in the hide. You will find very rapidly that this procedure is a quick and successful approach to make certain you have a crease free and excellent cowhide skin rug or carpet from the off. Allow the cowhide skin rug to cool before you put it back in your desired position upon the floor.

You can repeat this course of action frequently with the steam function of the iron if needed as a clean, chemical free manner to fumigate your own cowhide and retain the hide in a beautiful ��" ‘just bought’ condition. When steaming the cowhide skin you can place the flat iron over the cowhide skin carpet and direct steam jets straight at especially dirty spots.This is an excellent approach to remove every cowhide rug’s worst nightmare - trapped in chewing gum.

In a number of circumstances this procedure may perhaps prove insufficient to remove particularly persistent creases from the cowhide and this can end up being a function of the means the cowhide was dried following the tanning procedure. These types of problems are minimal and you shouldn’t be concerned about them - cowhide is a natural product and branding iron marks, small marks and tears are usually a typical component of some of each of these types of unique pieces. However at City Cows we pride ourselves at sourcing and choosing only the best quality hides and you can rest assured that cowhide skins we sell will not have these sorts of problems.

Cowhides rugs tend to be distinctively individual pieces and an outstanding addition to any design of household décor from the traditional ranch home to the ultra modern urban residences and when bought carefully from trustworthy importers and companies such as City Cows and cared for sensitively can provide just about a life time of joy and use."

Thanks for the info!

Bee

Silly May! That's for hair on head, not hair on hide :D