Bleeding – Dye
Dye Bleeding / Color Migration (Carpet)
Floor Detective® Claims and Conditions Guide
Summary
Dye bleeding, also referred to as color migration, is an appearance-related condition in which dye transfers from one colored area of carpet into adjacent yarn systems during moisture exposure and drying. The condition develops when the dye-to-fiber bond becomes temporarily destabilized under wet, alkaline, or chemically altered conditions, allowing dye mobility within the carpet structure. Migration commonly becomes most visible during drying as moisture evaporates and dye concentrates along color boundaries, producing feathered or halo-like discoloration patterns. Dye bleeding reflects colorfastness behavior under moisture influence rather than fiber wear, abrasion, backing failure, or structural breakdown and may be confused with conditions such as crocking or chemical degradation. See also Color Crocking / Dye Transfer, Chemical Degradation, and Carpet Problems for broader context.
Carpet Problems
Carpet Fiber Identification (Field and Laboratory Methods)
Wool and Wool Carpet Properties
Carpet Beetle Damage
Fiber Properties
Missing Row
Wrinkles in Backing
Unraveling / Runs (Carpet)
Core Crush / Roll-Core Pile Reversal (Carpet)
