Oh, Faux You Didn't: How to Dye Almost Any Synthetic Material (Like a $13 Faux Sheepskin)

février 02, 2022 Enregistrer un commentaire

I've been known to dye pretty much annihilation that isn't nailed downward, simply there's ane project I've been wanting to effort for a while that I'm only just now getting effectually to. Why? Because I totally wasn't sure that it would work.

I've dyed everything from napkins, to shoes, to baskets, even hangers. So what the heck was my DIY dyeing mountain that I was scared to summit?! A $thirteen faux sheepskin carpeting from Ikea. I know, I know…pretty anti-climatic. Why was I stressing over this?

In all honestly, I couldn't tell ya. It was merely one of those things that seemed simple, just I knew deep downwards information technology could be a total failure. ANYWAY, long story brusque, I finally rolled the dice on this affair a couple of weeks ago (remember that orange bucket mess on Snapchat?) and am sharing the tutorial today.

Since this Ikea rug is fabricated of a constructed material, you won't exist able to use a standard dye, but it's notwithstanding super easy! Pinkie promise.

FYI – It'south recommended that you lot use the stovetop method for synthetic materials, but I wanted to try it my tried and true way to see if it would work. And it did! So, that's the way I'll show you lot how to dye this puppy.

Materials:

TEJN faux sheepskin mini rug from Ikea
fabric dye that works with synthetic materials (I used Rit synthetic)
big bucket
rubber gloves
dowel rod or like to proceed pushing carpet into dye

Instructions:

ane. Start by submerging the false sheepskin in h2o. Then, wring out the backlog h2o and prepare aside.

two. Cascade a full bottle of synthetic fabric dye into a bucket filled with 3 gallons of hot water. The hottest h2o yous can become (just from your sink is fine – as long every bit it is hot).

iii. Stir the dye bathroom thoroughly with a dowel rod or big spoon.

iv. Lower the rug into the dye bath, all the way, making sure that the rug is fully submerged in the dye. Keep the carpet submerged in the dye bath for 60-90 minutes. And stir every few minutes with dowel rod to ensure that the dye adheres properly.This is a lot longer than I would commonly keep items in a dye bath, only I found that in this instance, information technology needed to be in for that length of time, with the bucket method that I used.

five. Remove the rug from the dye, as you squeeze out any remaining h2o/dye from the rug. Lay apartment until dry. Heat set in the dryer and its fix to apply.

NOTE: Running the rug through the dryer did change the texture of the rug a little chip (made it fluffier) and I kind of with I wouldn't have done it. So, keep that in mind… If you similar the texture of the carpet when it air dries, you may want to merely leave information technology as is, without rut setting.

Photography by Rachel Brewer and Amelia Tatnall
Concept and styling past Brittni Mehlhoff

Curious to know… Have you always had a project that y'all put off starting for pretty much no reason at all? Really wondering if I'm a lone ranger on this one.

P.South. I but saw that Sugariness Paul did an overdyed carpet project with a regular carpeting, using a dissimilar method that looks pretty cool too, if you lot want to give that one a try.