Dying A Sheepskin Rug

Remove the sheepskin from the water and lightly wring it out to get rid of excess water.

Dying a sheepskin rug.

Immerse sheepskin in dye. The process fill your sizable basin with warm water and soak your faux sheepskin for about an hour. Add 2 cups of warm water and stir vigorously to form soap suds. Add one cup of white vinegar and stir until mixture is completely dissolved.

Start by mixing fabric dye with 500ml of warm water. Wearing rubber gloves and following manufacturer s instructions prepare dye bath in bucket. Gently squeeze don t wring to remove excess. Wool requires an acidic fixing agent.

Cover work area with plastic table cover and have paper towels handy to protect against any possible spills. For best results prewash sheepskin rug to remove any finishes that may interfere with dye absorption. Fill the basin with enough lukewarm water to cover the sheepskin. Soak the sheepskin in the basin for at least one hour.

Add the dye and vinegar mixture to the water and stir until it is. Remove the sheepskin i recommend doing all of this in a tub while wearing sweats and dishwashing gloves refill basin. Rinse sheepskin until water runs clear. Photography by michael wiltbank.

If you re using a real sheepskin allow for a few additional hours of soaking time. Apply the soap solution to the damp sheepskin with a sponge. Pour 2 tbsp of liquid dishwashing detergent into a bowl. Diy dyed sheepskin rug 1.

Pull the rug out of the plastic and rinse it with warm water until the water runs clear. Use your stirring device to completely dissolve the dye in the water and.