I have a few snag in it due to my animals. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
How would you repair/fix a "snag" in my carpet? It is a loop style, berber carpet and?
Most berber carpet is made from polyester, polypropylene, or wool. Pet owners usually have polyester, because it's durable material tends to not tear out as much from animal claws. However, polyester doesn't clean nearly as well as polypropylene. I always recommend going with polypropylene and just dealing with the more frequent easy-to-fix snagging.
Berber is strung like a sweater and will pull out in a continuous strand. It's best to repair it right away to prevent further removal.
Here's how to do it:
First, never try to sew it to the backing and DO NOT CUT the pulled out strand of berber.
A simple hot-glue gun will be all you need (your local "Dollar Tree" will carry them if you don't have one).
When the snag comes out, the berber strand will untwist. You will have to twist it with your fingers as you feed it back into place.
Apply the hot-glue ONLY to the top of the backing of your carpet. DO NOT lift your carpet to expose the underneath of the backing. As you very carefully apply a small dab of glue, make sure you are spreading the surrounding bound fibers to expose the top of the backing. This will help to prevent glue from touching any of the fibers and allow you to restring the snag.
Try twisting until a small loop can be placed where the snag ended/began. Keep replacing these tiny loops on a small dab of glue (that you apply to the backing), making sure not to get ahead of yourself with the glue. Little by little, and slow and steady.
If done perfectly, it should fit and look like it did originally. This will be a bit tricky at first, but with a little practice you should get quite good.
NEVER APPLY GLUE DIRECTLY TO THE FIBER.
When dealing with longer snags, you may end up with too much of the strand left to reloop (until you become more experienced). Only then would you cut the excess, then trim or glue the last bit.
This is the only repair my company will do free of charge. It's a simple fix, and won't take a great deal of time.
Again, be careful to not use too much glue on the backing. The fiber may become surrounded by glue, which cannot be restored.
Begin fixing snags in more inconspicuous areas until you are confident to tackle the ones in highly visible areas.
Reply:I have the same problem. For longer pulls, I cut at the middle of the pull then tie the two pieces back together close to the carpet and cut the ends. If the cut ends are long enough, save them! You may need them later to insert into a larger snag. If very short, I use fishing line to tie it off very close to the carpet and again, cut the lose part above the tie.
Reply:Cut the loop as close to the floor as you can and then lightly coat the loose end with clear fingernail polish as deep and close to the floor as possible. This will prevent it from continuing to unravel and you will not be able to notice of feel the polish as long as you don't over do it. You are just sealing the loose end, not filling the entire gap.
Reply:I have the same "issue". it is really impossible the re - attach the pulled loop back into the carpet without taking up the carpet.
I have been cutting the loop , insert the scissors and cut the loop leaving the same amount of fiber in the two remaining pieces. I then knot the two ends down as far as I can get the knot, and snip the ends above the knot. I thought when I first tried this it would be noticeable, its really is not. I have to do this about once a month a find a snag , and if I do not knot it and cut it my vacuum will pull the snag , creating a very noticeable "run" in the carpet.
Reply:If you cut it it will come loose and spread and cause strings and trash your carpet.. Try to sew it back in place with thread the same color.
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