How To Dye Flokati Rug Dark Green

I recently came across this tutorial on dying a flokati and thought i would give it a shot.

How to dye flokati rug dark green.

I have always wanted a salmon pink color but can t find anyone that makes them. 1 bottle of rit apple green 1 bottle of rit aquamarine 1 cup white vinegar medium mixing bowl sample pieces of fur or light color fabric for practice 3 5 flokati rug natural color in your bowl try a mixture of different amounts of dye to get the shade exactly how you want. I simply filled my bathtub about 5 6 with hot hot water and added about 2 tablespoons of salt and 1 cup of vinegar and mixed it around until the salt dissolved. Thanks for your help.

It needs to be wet before you can dye it. Go back over to your flokati and give it a good hose down. When you add the dye to the water watch as its pretty cool to see. Pour all of the powder into the hot water.

But it can t be soaking dripping wet. Buy cream large flokati rug i like the 140 200 as this is just perfect size for prop shots and storage. Give the dye a good stir with the spoon make sure you reach the bottom of the container to move about any crystals that have sunk to the bottom. Grab a bottle of rit dye and watch this to get the rug of your dreams without the big cost of replacin.

Our flokatis are 100 organic. We only offer the natural off white flokati rug color. I fold rug in half and with shape scissors cut it. If you apply a dark brown dye you should obtain a dark brownish red or dark reddish brown.

Once its all mixed add the rug. It should be possible to dye your rug a darker color though getting any particular shade may be more difficult. When most all the salt was dissolved i added the entire bottle of dye and put the rug in there shaggy side down. I had my favorite 5 year old helper do this part for me.

He loves using the hose. Have an old rug that doesn t match your style anymore. I have a 20lt bucket with a lid which i put boiling hot water into and put in dye. At first use a table spoon of each and mix in your water.

The other problem is its size which is 10ft x 8ft so it would have to be a cold water dye. How to dye a flokati rug for newborn photography. We do not dye or treat our rugs with chemicals. Beware of imposters whose flokati base contains polyurethane to save on the cost of wool.

While you are mixing the dye the flokati will have a few minutes to lose the excess water.