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Heather/Staining couch
#1 · October 15, 2001, 11:21 pm
Posted by: dhaley <dhaley@...>
I'm not quite sure what you mean about staining but I'd be very careful
about using a commercial stain on your couch due to the fact of fumes being
retained in fabric. However, a fabric dye might be of use to you. Sometime
back...a couple of years ago....I remember you could buy spray dye in a can
to change the color of your furniture. I think if I were going to do
something like this as a last result I'd go with a natural dye. Something
you could mix up in your kitchen that you could make alot of. This is the
right time of year to find walnut hulls. You can make bucket loads of black
walnut dye from them by boiling them in water. Haul the couch outside cause
your gonna make a big mess. I'd just start sponging the couch with the dye
until you got an effect you liked. I'm not saying this is going to work but
if you think you are going to make a throw to put on it anyway and want to
try the dye then maybe give it a try. I would use a wet/dry vac on the
couch when you are all done staining to get as much of the water out as
possible. I'VE NEVER DONE THIS....Deanna
about using a commercial stain on your couch due to the fact of fumes being
retained in fabric. However, a fabric dye might be of use to you. Sometime
back...a couple of years ago....I remember you could buy spray dye in a can
to change the color of your furniture. I think if I were going to do
something like this as a last result I'd go with a natural dye. Something
you could mix up in your kitchen that you could make alot of. This is the
right time of year to find walnut hulls. You can make bucket loads of black
walnut dye from them by boiling them in water. Haul the couch outside cause
your gonna make a big mess. I'd just start sponging the couch with the dye
until you got an effect you liked. I'm not saying this is going to work but
if you think you are going to make a throw to put on it anyway and want to
try the dye then maybe give it a try. I would use a wet/dry vac on the
couch when you are all done staining to get as much of the water out as
possible. I'VE NEVER DONE THIS....Deanna