Just had berber carpet installed yesterday & the dog snagged it already! Is there a way to repair it?

Question

I can't believe our rotten luck! We have had berber carpet in our family room for many, many years and we had never snagged it. We liked the carpet so well that we replaced it yesterday with new ($1500). And the dog was rolling around on the carpet and got his collar caught on a thread, pulling out a loop of about three inches--right in the middle of the room where we walk. I know better than to cut the loop. Is it possible to pull the carpet back and use a tool (like a crochet hook) to re-weave the strand back into the carpet?

Answer 1

I recommend you contact the installers or even the store you purchased the carpet from and ask them to send a professional out to repair it. If it is weave incorrectly it can make the problem worse in the long run. Good luck

Answer 2

Get an upholstery needle. There is a curved one that should work well in this case. The longer it is, the better.
Tie a knot as close as you can to the bottom of the pulled section. Since you have a loop and don't want to cut it, thread the loop into needle and put it into the carpet (not the padding) as close to your knot as possible. Lift up on the carpet a bit if you are having trouble avoiding the padding. The curve of the needle will determine the size of the "stitch". If the needle is long enough, you should be able to pull it out leaving the loop behind. If the needle is too short, repeat until you pull out needle and no carpet.
Before you take the needle out from the first stitch, it would be a good idea to have someone hold a finger on the knot so you don't make the pull any bigger.

Answer 3

Found this on the web: "If your Berber carpet has a pull, one way to fix this is to squirt a little non-water-based glue, like hot glue, into where the carpet was connected and then squish it back in place. You may need to hold up the loop for a couple of minutes until the glue dries somewhat to keep the loop from falling into the glue, but this is a small price to pay for fixing your Berber". Good Luck!