A piece dye method. The carpet is sewn into a loop, then hung on a large reel in the dye beck unit which moves the carpet through the dye liquor. This process is continued for a set time and achieves excellent color uniformity throughout the carpet. A piece dye method. Kuster manufactures a continuous dye machine that is commonly used.
Printing is another continuous dyeing process.
The application of dye is similar to continuous space dye process except that a single color is applied to the yarn. These solid color yarns can be tufted into multicolored carpets. This is similar to skein dyeing inasmuch as undyed yarn is wound on perforated tubes and the packages are dyed by passing dye liquor through the packages under pressure. The material to be dyed passes through a trough containing the dye liquor and then between heavy rollers which squeeze the dye liquor evenly into the material. Undyed spun or filament yarns are plied and heatset, then reeled into skein form and dyed in skein dye kettles.