The weight of the rug will also be a factor heavy rugs won t hold the dye as well.
Dye a large rug.
Since it is an indoor outdoor carpet.
Cotton is probably the most reliable and what i have the most experience with.
Add the amount of liquid or predissolved dye required for your rug.
If you are using a powder dye predissolve the dye in 2 cups of boiling water.
Different fabrics do absorb the dye differently.
Spray the carpet until you have the preferred color.
It s hard to rinse the rug thoroughly so there s a risk that moisture on the rug could cause stains.
Read the directions on the dye package and see if it matches the rug.
It might be easier to put new covers on your furniture cushions.
Depends on the material of the rug.
The type of material nylon rayon polyester etc will also effect how it accepts and holds the dye.
Using a spray bottle is an interesting idea for applying dye to large items.
Herat oriental rugs and art connection oriental rugs do take on whole rug color changes.
No hassle dye a rug with regular latex paint keep it soft.
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.
Have an old rug that doesn t match your style anymore.
Make the dye according to the bottle and pour it into spray bottles.
I have dyed a lot of clothes but never a rug.
The more synthetic in the fabric the less dye it will absorb.
Wet the carpet and place it outside on a plastic tarp.
It is a wool.
Grab a bottle of rit dye and watch this to get the rug of your dreams without the big cost of replacin.
Stir the dye bath with a wooden stirring stick to evenly spread the dye.
Large rugs don t fit in the dryer so you can t really heat set the dye.
Just prior to dyeing add several large potfuls of boiling water which will give your rug a much better color result.
If it won t accept a new color.
The larger the rug the harder to dye it.