Add Edging To Carpet

Video instructions for regular style instabind carpet binding.

Add edging to carpet.

And i wanted to make a small rug out if it. The company that sells this was very happy to send me some samples. Generally speaking however these aren t techniques you can do yourself. And the length came a one continuous piece.

But you must use a hot glue gun to adhere the binding to your carpet. Press the two together for a better seal while the glue is still melted. No sew carpet edging allows you to easily turn your carpet remnants into beautifu. And the tan color matched the best with my carpet.

Carpet remnants are often a great bargain as retailers often are eager to clear out this odd shaped stock quickly. The most common choices for carpet finishing are binding serging and fringing. To prevent fraying however your carpet remnant needs an edging. Rather it requires that you have a professional do the work with.

Pull the edging firmly up the side of the rug and onto the bead of glue on top pressing firmly. White glue is an old edging trick and at one time those with more time than money reinforced edges with cloth carpet tape a sturdy needle and heavyweight thread. Turn the carpet right side up and apply a bead of carpet glue to the edges and approximately 1 2 inch 1 3 cm onto the top of the rug.