A professional who dyes rugs to match sample color, basing work procedure on knowledge of properties of bleaching agents and dyes, and on type, construction, condition, and colors of rug. Respnsibilities include:

• Measures amounts of bleaches and dyes and mixes components with boiling water in vats.
• Immerses rug in bleaching bath to strip colors and in color bath to dye rug.
• May loop rug around reel that revolves rug in dye bath.