Ironing On A Carpet

Go from one end of the seam to the other.

Ironing on a carpet.

You don t necessarily have to replace the entire piece of carpet to fix the damage. Iron burns on carpet happen from time to time. Scorch marks happen even on carpet. If the carpet is a wool one put it on high.

Stay in each position for about 15 seconds then move the length of the iron. Apply light pressure with the iron. No matter how it happens it will leave a very noticeable black mark. Don t saturate the carpet just spray it lightly.

Under the edges of the carpet place a strip of carpet 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. Make sure that the seam iron is on the designated temperature that you need and then press it directly onto the seam tape. 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. Sometimes the iron sits for only a second and the very tops of the fibers are damaged. Apply the iron to the towel moving slowly across the entirety of the seam. Rewet the towel if necessary to prevent burning.

Spray the stain with 2 tablespoons of ammonia in a cup of hot water. Fill the iron s tank with water and set to steam. For nylon or similar use the low setting.