Ironing On A Carpet

Apply light pressure with the iron.

Ironing on a carpet.

Rub it in with a stiff bristled brush and leave for 2 hours. If the carpet is a wool one put it on high. The carpet in our homes takes more wear and tear than any other part so it s worth the effort to fix problem areas. 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. Spray the stain with 2 tablespoons of ammonia in a cup of hot water. For nylon or similar use the low setting. Make sure that the seam iron is on the designated temperature that you need and then press it directly onto the seam tape.

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. While you heat up the tape press the two edges of the carpet down into it and up against one another. Sometimes the iron sits for only a second and the very tops of the fibers are damaged. 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.

Rewet the towel if necessary to prevent burning. Scorch marks happen even on carpet. Don t saturate the carpet just spray it lightly. When irons fall onto the carpet there are three different levels of burn marks that remain.

You don t necessarily have to replace the entire piece of carpet to fix the damage. Fill the iron s tank with water and set to steam. Iron burns on carpet happen from time to time.