Ironing On A Carpet

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.

Ironing on a carpet.

Stay in each position for about 15 seconds then move the length of the iron. If the carpet is a wool one put it on high. Fill the iron s tank with water and set to steam. Iron burns on carpet happen from time to time.

Rewet the towel if necessary to prevent burning. You don t necessarily have to replace the entire piece of carpet to fix the damage. Scorch marks happen even on carpet. Don t saturate the carpet just spray it lightly.

Sometimes the iron sits for only a second and the very tops of the fibers are damaged. Make sure that the seam iron is on the designated temperature that you need and then press it directly onto the seam tape. Rub it in with a stiff bristled brush and leave for 2 hours. For nylon or similar use the low setting.

Go from one end of the seam to the other. Apply light pressure with the iron. The carpet in our homes takes more wear and tear than any other part so it s worth the effort to fix problem areas. 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. Apply the iron to the towel moving slowly across the entirety of the seam. When irons fall onto the carpet there are three different levels of burn marks that remain.