Ironing On A Carpet

You don t necessarily have to replace the entire piece of carpet to fix the damage.

Ironing on a carpet.

If the carpet is a wool one put it on high. Apply light pressure with the iron. Make sure that the seam iron is on the designated temperature that you need and then press it directly onto the seam tape. Don t saturate the carpet just spray it lightly.

Iron burns on carpet happen from time to time. Under the edges of the carpet place a strip of carpet seam tape. Spray the stain with 2 tablespoons of ammonia in a cup of hot water. You may be ironing quickly and the iron slips out of your hand or you set the iron onto the ironing board and it accidentally falls onto the carpet.

No matter how it happens it will leave a very noticeable black mark. Stay in each position for about 15 seconds then move the length of the iron. Scorch marks happen even on carpet. Rub it in with a stiff bristled brush and leave for 2 hours.

Apply the iron to the towel moving slowly across the entirety of the seam. While you heat up the tape press the two edges of the carpet down into it and up against one another. When irons fall onto the carpet there are three different levels of burn marks that remain. For nylon or similar use the low setting.

Go from one end of the seam to the other. The carpet in our homes takes more wear and tear than any other part so it s worth the effort to fix problem areas. Whether you accidentally dropped a hot iron or scorched it while working on iron on crafts there s not much you can do to remove the stain once the heat.