How to Repair a Snag in Berber Carpet
Look closely at the pulled loop of carpet., Place one knitting needle, screwdriver, or other long, thin tool through the snagged loop of carpet., Using another knitting needle, screwdriver, or other long, thin tool, pull up the next loop in the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Look closely at the pulled loop of carpet.
Identify where the yarn is woven into the backing material and where it comes out to form the next loop.
You may need to pull on the snagged loop to identify where the yarn goes next. -
Step 2: Place one knitting needle
This will prevent you from pulling the loop all the way through the backing. , This may take some force.
Leave the original snagged loop just slightly larger than the surrounding loops of carpet, so that the newly pulled-out loop is slightly smaller than the original snag. , Eventually you can work the snag back into the fabric of the carpet.
The amount of time and number of loops this will take depends on how big the original snag is. ,, This can be accomplished if you have some left-over berber from when the carpet was originally installed.
If not, a small closet can be used for "donor" material. , Cut close to the good rows of yarn without cutting into them.
Take your donor carpet and match the pattern to the repair area.
Cut a patch to fit the repair area, test fit, remove, put blob of hot glue in area of repair, place piece back into repair.
Make sure repaired section is level with surrounding berber. , -
Step 3: screwdriver
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Step 4: or other long
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Step 5: thin tool through the snagged loop of carpet.
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Step 6: Using another knitting needle
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Step 7: screwdriver
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Step 8: or other long
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Step 9: thin tool
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Step 10: pull up the next loop in the carpet so that the snagged loop is pulled back down.
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Step 11: Repeat this process
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Step 12: weaving the yarn through the backing
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Step 13: each time making the new pulled-out loop of carpet just a little smaller than the previous one.
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Step 14: Alternately
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Step 15: if the berber yarn has pulled more than just a few loops
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Step 16: the row(s) can be cut out and a new section of yarn can be fastened back into the area needing repair.
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Step 17: Either way
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Step 18: use a new
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Step 19: sharp utility knife and cut out the backing of the area that needs repairing.
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Step 20: If small snags are noted anywhere in berber
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Step 21: use sharp tool and gently press snag to where it is level with surrounding yarn.
Detailed Guide
Identify where the yarn is woven into the backing material and where it comes out to form the next loop.
You may need to pull on the snagged loop to identify where the yarn goes next.
This will prevent you from pulling the loop all the way through the backing. , This may take some force.
Leave the original snagged loop just slightly larger than the surrounding loops of carpet, so that the newly pulled-out loop is slightly smaller than the original snag. , Eventually you can work the snag back into the fabric of the carpet.
The amount of time and number of loops this will take depends on how big the original snag is. ,, This can be accomplished if you have some left-over berber from when the carpet was originally installed.
If not, a small closet can be used for "donor" material. , Cut close to the good rows of yarn without cutting into them.
Take your donor carpet and match the pattern to the repair area.
Cut a patch to fit the repair area, test fit, remove, put blob of hot glue in area of repair, place piece back into repair.
Make sure repaired section is level with surrounding berber. ,
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