Can I tie dye carpet?

What about laying a colourful rug over the carpet? I don’t know how tie dying is possible.

I don't think you can, but here's a link to a tie-dye carpet you can put over it:

https://www.wayfair.com/keyword.php?keyword=tie+dye+rug

Here's a video that might help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aysu-7AAY_k

I would add a rug instead.

Cathy: I agree with Morgan! ...that's the way to go!

examples:

https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Mohawk-Prismatic-Tie-Dye-Swirl-Area-Rug-34-x-5/28126213/product.html?recset=9332d29b-e67e-4aa6-b821-72cf9614ed8a&refccid=5RFRRQALHTXYMPCF2D5QPLDWYA&searchidx=21&recalg=63&recidx=7&option=49071006&kwds=tie%20dye%20rug&rfmt=

https://www.amazon.com/Bedroom-Livingroom-Sitting-Room-Queen-Kitchen/dp/B07Z67N5YM/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=tie+dye+rug&qid=1580742107&sr=8-8

Here is how to tie dye carpet in a full room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aysu-7AAY_k

I feel like this could go wrong really easily and then your carpet will be ruined. Maybe practice on an area rug.

Wall to wall carpet will become saturated with the dye and wick into your padding, staying wet too long. If your subfloor is particle board, it will get wet too and break down.

If you’re dying an area rug, keep in mind most of them are polypropylene or polyolefin- the same family of synthetics.

Make sure you buy dye for synthetics, and even then, they do not take that well, unless used very hot.

Hi Cathy, here is a video of how to dye an entire carpet in a room, you could add random colors to a carpet using this technique, I think it would turn out great! Good luck with your project!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aysu-7AAY_k

https://www.wikihow.com/Dye-Carpet

It really relies on the Carpet. If it is Vinyl it will not hold dye, sorry. If it has Stain Guard you cannot even begin to bleach it or to consider tie-dye. If it is Cotton, yes then you have tons of options: it can use carpet dyes that sell on Amazon.com, and also can tie-Bleach it or even Stonewash it.

Dave

Hi! If you really want a lot of color, what if you sponged the paint or dye on? Less liquid involved and if you wanted to create a pattern, or stencil it, you could. Try it on a scrap of carpet if you have one, to test out how you want to do it. I've never done it, but, what a fun idea!

I want the railing and the posts etc to look tuscan, copy a wrought iron look. The carpet will come up. I like the idea of tile or stencils for the risers. I thought to paint the blond oak a dark color to mimick wrought iron. Any thoughts or ideas?