How To Finish Rug Edge

Staple along the edge.

How to finish rug edge. Using your glue gun fasten the tape to the underside edge of the rug. Turn your rug face up on the work surface. Place the cloth along the edge on top of the pile so the edge of the pile and the edge of the cloth are together. Place a 1 8 inch bead of hot glue between the edge of the carpet and the raised part of the binding.

Squeeze a narrow bead of carpet adhesive or liquid resin along the first several inches of the raw edge. If you want a traditional rectangular or square. Beginning in the middle of a side slide peeled instant binder tape under the rug until only the rolled serged or rope edging shows against the rug. Trim the edges of the carpet remnant with a utility knife or a carpet knife so that each edge is clean and the overall remnant is the desired size.

This is done by a carpet binding machine. Binding is typically the easiest and least expensive method of finishing a carpet edge. If you are using the staple gun plate idea you would put your metal plate under the carpet and staple down the edge. Set your carpet down pile up.

I use 1 1 4 for rug warp when i m doing a whipped edge you will have to experiment with this measurement if you are using another backing because the thicknesses of linen backings are not consistent. Binding the edge of a carpet involves wrapping a strip of fabric which is generally made from either polyester or cotton around the edge of the carpet and stitching it in place. Mark your final edge by drawing a line around the outside edge of your rug. Work your way around the carpet with the glue until your carpet edges are completely bound.

Apply more glue in the groove between the rug fabric and the binder tape edging. Use a small paintbrush to spread the substance evenly along the edge. This step is necessary for most finishing methods. Fold all four fabric edges over on the wrong side of the fabric by three quarters of an inch.

Use a scrap of 2 by 4 wood to press the binding into the carpet until the glue cools. In this video doris eaton author of a lifetime of rug hooking explains and demonstrates how to finish a rug using her method called the eaton edge th.