Dying A Flokati Rug

The flokati should be shaken outdoors periodically to remove dust.

Dying a flokati rug.

The natural color of a flokati rug is an off white cream sorta color. Add a few bottles of rit dye and i couldn t be happier. Use your hand as a squeegee and push the fresh water out towards the edges. Sheepskin and flokati rugs are everywhere these days they add texture to a room and instantly add comfort to a hard plastic or wood chair.

Fabric dye 1 cup salt rubber gloves or stir stick soaking bucket or bathtub water 1. Then leave it to drip dry until its pretty much dried. I fold rug in half and with shape scissors cut it. Buy cream large flokati rug i like the 140 200 as this is just perfect size for prop shots and storage.

Enter an over priced market of colored flokati s in photography prop land i happened to score a few 3 x5 natural color rugs on sale. Make sure both sides of the rug are out of the water and tucked into the container. Granted it might not be the correct way but it works for me 1. Call 800 844 5345 now available in 24 colors.

I then put mine on a radiator to finish drying. You will see when it is running clear and all the dye is out. You may wash the rug with the mildest of wool soaps and we carry the very best kookaburra wash. Stylish flokati rugs in 24 colors with free shipping.

Sheepskin and flokati rugs are everywhere these days they add texture to a room and instantly add comfort to a hard plastic or wood chair. You need to finish the dying process with a wash and also there will be other times that you might want to freshen up your rug with a good wash. You must avoid washing your flokati rug in high water temperatures chlorine bleach as well as dry cleaning. Find the short edge of the rug and pull it up through the airer and back over the top.

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