With recent increase in color lovers, over dyed rugs are very popular these days. Being an over dyed rug manufacturer today I will describe the making of new oriental over dyed rugs. 90% of new re dyed rugs are made in Pakistan so we can call these Pakistani over dyed rugs. Following are some key points to know before buying a new over dyed rug.

Making of over dyed rugs:

1. Original colors are removed by a washing process known as de-colorization.

2. The neutral carpet is then re-dyed using mostly natural dyes, this step can take 5-8 color washes to achieve the desired colors.

3. The base carpet which in this case is a Pakistani or Afghani rug is sheared down to make a thin pile carpet. In some case the process of shearing the carpet is done before re-dying process.

4. A final wash is done to give the carpet a finish look.

Key Points for New oriental or Pakistani over dyed rugs

1. The base rug is simply a new rug, so quality factor remains the same as of buying any quality hand knotted  rug. It is very important to make sure that quality carpet was used to re dye the carpet because after a few years a poor quality rug will start to fall apart and will lose its color.

2. Use of dyes is another important factor. When a rug is freshly re dyed in let’s say bright pink or in Blue, 99% of time it will look very nice at that time. The quality of dyes will come into play after using the rug for a few months, so for a quick test of dyes before buying an over dyed rug is to take a slightly damped paper towel or white cloth  and gently rub it over the top part of over dyed rug, colors should not come out.  

 To view New Over dyed rugs please visit www.amararugs.com

 To View Vintage Over dyed rugs please visit www.colore.us  

Below are a few images of new over dyed rugs: (To check stock on over dyed rugs please call 310.378.6999 or fill out contact form)

Blue Over Dyed Rug 

Brown Over Dyed Rug

Fuchsai Over Dyed Rug

Apple Green Over Dyed Rug

Aqua Over Dyed Rug

Orange Over Dyed Rug

Solid Purple Over Dyed Rug

Blue Green Over Dyed Rug

Runner Over Dyed Rug