Dye For Wool Rugs

Liquid fabric dye applied with a foam brush adds high end dimension and color to a plain wool rug.

Dye for wool rugs.

In a great twist of fate i found a large 10 x 12 wool rug at the thrift store for only 15. It was filthy but after four rounds of steam cleaning at home the water finally ran clear and the rug was ready to dye. I tackled the dyeing process when melissa my college roommate spent the weekend with me. We used black dye for a chic modern look but opt for the color that best complements your space.

A ph stabilizer and a dye set penetrant. If you don t remember your carpet s content cut a small tuft of fiber and carefully set it alight atop a. 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.

If you are using a powder dye predissolve the dye in 2 cups of boiling water. 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. Stir the dye bath with a wooden stirring stick to evenly spread the dye. Add the amount of liquid or predissolved dye required for your rug.

Patterned rugs can be pricey. 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.