A:AnswerI probably wouldn't. It's hand hooked and you did a lot of work. If the manufacturer doesn't recommend it, I wouldn't. I do have a shag area rug and it works fine there, but I don't have any experience with hand hooked rugs.
A:AnswerSure, if you want to get Carpal Tunnel from having to hold a trigger while you vacuum to get adequate power, and then get 15 minutes of vacuuming for every 4 hours of charging because of how short "full power" battery life is.