How To Dye An Area Rug

How to dye an area rug.

How to dye an area rug.

Is it too soon to tell you that i already changed something about the laundry room. Be careful not to spill the dye pouring it into a cup first and then into the sprayer might work better. The rug is around 10 x 10in size. The only product i ve found online is rit dyes but i can find very little on how to actually dye carpet with it.

Originally this was supposed to be a rug dyeing project but after finding out i would need to boil my 9 12 wool rug in a huge pot i realized i didn t have a pot big enough. I have a polyester blend tufted area rug with slate blue soft green and light gray circles in a medium pattern. You can keep your color fresh by setting it with a vinegar and salt solution both during and after the dying. Different fabrics do absorb the dye differently.

Just prior to dyeing add several large potfuls of boiling water which will give your rug a much better color result. In response to our recent post about alexandra wentworth s dyed rug profiled in elle decor the mother of an apartment therapy reader was kind enough to send in her own step by step diy version for us my daughter forwarded this post referring to the alexandra wentworth rug to me because this spring i had dyed a small rug to cover some stains. An empty windex sprayer or something of that nature will work. I am wondering if anyone has any tips on dying it or something to giv.

When i got the rug for the makeover it was beautiful and soft but the color on the website was darker than the rug actually looked. I still love it so much. Fill a large sink with hot water so that your area rug can float freely in the water with plenty of room to spare. Then i sprayed the dye all over the rug until the color was fairly even.

Scrub the dye into the fibers of the carpet after spraying it on. Why i painted my rug. Over the years grime and cleanings have caused it to look very washed out. I have dyed a lot of clothes but never a rug.

Using a spray bottle is an interesting idea for applying dye to large items. I took the rug outside laid it on an old shower curtain dissolved the dye and put it into an empty windex container. I d like to figure out a way to dye an area rug with a certain image for a kids room. Has anyone done this before.

If you are using a powder dye predissolve the dye in 2 cups of boiling water. Those reform rugs are so beautiful but also sso expensive. Use a stiff bristled brush and work in a circular motion.