If you don t remember your carpet s content cut a small tuft of fiber and carefully set it alight atop a.
Dye for wool rugs.
The ph stabilizer brings the rug to the acid side between 2 4 while the dye set penetrant acts as a leveling agent opening up the dye sites for the new color.
I tackled the dyeing process when melissa my college roommate spent the weekend with me.
A ph stabilizer and a dye set penetrant.
Stir the dye bath with a wooden stirring stick to evenly spread the dye.
Get a similar look for less with our diy painted rug project.
The owner didn t want to get rid of the rug it was seriously soft and comfy in her home office so she used a diy dye process to mask the stain and return the rug to service.
In a great twist of fate i found a large 10 x 12 wool rug at the thrift store for only 15.
If you are using a powder dye predissolve the dye in 2 cups of boiling water.
Just prior to dyeing add several large potfuls of boiling water which will give your rug a much better color result.
Patterned rugs can be pricey.
Liquid fabric dye applied with a foam brush adds high end dimension and color to a plain wool rug.
Determine if your carpet can take dye because only nylon and wool are dye friendly.
Over dyeing a rug requires two chemicals in your dye bath to help successfully adhere the dye molecules to the wool fibers.
It was filthy but after four rounds of steam cleaning at home the water finally ran clear and the rug was ready to dye.