Instructions On How To Bind A Rug

Pull the rug back far enough to turn the corner over and trim the excess adhesive.

Instructions on how to bind a rug.

A leftover carpet remnant that matches or complements home decor can be turned into an attractive area rug. Trim the carpet remnant cut the remnant with a sharp utility knife so the carpet piece has. And the length came a one continuous piece. Then remove the straight pins.

Once the binding is secure your rug is finished. Available in 14 stock colors on 48 foot rolls it s more durable than traditional carpet binding and actually helps reinforce the carpet backing along the cut edges. You can bind a rug in a day or less with professional looking results. Step 2 peel back the adhesive tape from the paper side of the binding strip.

It is new to bond products line as of 2018. I had a small piece of carpet left over from our new carpet installation. Of course you can substitute other fabric for the standard tape homespun with a hem pressed on both sides wool fabric used flat quilting cotton. Iron the binding to the canvas.

Sew the binding to the canvas using a sewing machine. If your strip does not have this adhesive. And i wanted to make a small rug out if it. Use straight pins to secure the rug binding in place.

The company that sells this was very happy to send me some samples. Press the binding edge on top as close to the edge of the finished rug as possible. Choose a binding that matches the color of the rug. Step 1 trim the edges of the rug with the carpet cutter to eliminate any frayed edges on the rug.

Secure rug binding to each empty canvas edge. Professional carpet binding can be expensive but you can bind the edges yourself with supplies from a hardware or home improvement store. Peel off a section of adhesive and slide under the rug until the binding meets the edge of the rug. Make sure the edges of the rug are completely straight.

Once the binding has cooled test the bondage. And the tan color matched the best with my carpet. You may need to repeat the ironing process until the binding adheres properly. At each corner cut a line to match the edge of the rug right to where the fabric changes and bend around the corner.

Continue all the way around the rug. The edges of a remnant will ravel and fray unless bound. How to bind a hooked rug this is a step by step instruction of how i bind a traditional hooked rug using binding tape. Follow the instructions on the package of iron on binding for the temperature setting of your iron.