How to dye your own carpet with rit fabric dye.
Rit dye nylon carpet.
Rit dye is an all purpose dye that can be used to color most natural fabrics along with other materials like paper wood rope and even nylon based plastics.
Choose the right carpet dye for your carpet.
A tried and true classic that s been dyeing your goods new and old for over 100 years.
With so many diverse synthetic fabric iterations on the market we thought it was high time to offer a dye capable of taking those very fabrics to the next level.
The problems you may face dyeing your carpet at home include uneven color and crocking which means the dye will rub off because if it has not been applied with.
It will also work on nylon and rayon.
Read the dye packaging carefully to make sure it is safe for use on these materials.
This was my first go at dyeing my carpet.
Carpet dyes are acid dyes and typically must be kept hot to be effective.
We are selling our house and didn t have the money to replace.
Carpet dyeing is best done by professionals who use equipment that can attain high temperatures and high pressure combined with special chemicals and surfactants needed to apply the dye.
With nearly 500 color blend possibilities it s made to make all color palettes happy.
It will also work on nylon and rayon.
This method works best with rit all purpose dye on natural fabrics like cotton linen silk wool and ramie.
The only dye you need for your favorite washable fabrics containing natural fibers like cotton wool and silk as well as synthetics like nylon and rayon.
That s why we re proud to introduce rit dyemore a dye specially made for synthetic fabrics like polyester acrylic acetate plus blends that contain those fibers.
The opportunity to customize the fabrics in your life for one of a kind looks.
Mix a small amount of dye at a time to ensure that the dye is hot when you use it.
Since rit dye is premixed and comes in a variety of colors it couldn t be easier to use.
Only wool or nylon fibers are.
If you are dyeing natural fabrics such as cotton linen wool silk and ramie rayon or nylon select rit all purpose dye.
If the fabric you are dyeing contains more than 35 synthetic material such as polyester acrylic or acetate select rit dyemore.
Only dye your carpet if you are sure it is wool or nylon.
A simple non toxic way to bring the color of your choice to garments household items and more.
Some local fabric carpet and home supply stores as well as a variety of online retailers sell carpet dye in an assortment of standard colors.
And like our original formula dyemore is non toxic and perfect.