If you want to make an area rug from a carpet remnant or from a swath of broadloom carpet off a roll there are several options for finishing the edges to prevent fraying.
Yarn carpet edges.
The most common choices for carpet finishing are binding serging and fringing.
Colors for serging material complement the design and palette of the rug most often by using the same carpet yarn as the background of the carpet unless otherwise specified.
Carpet edge serging an elegant look for your area carpet.
T shirt yarn 7 9mm 50m 100 cotton yarn spaghetti yarn bag yarn backpack yarn macaroni yarn carpet yarn rug yarn bulky yarn thick yarn bag yarnsvarious.
N c also boasts the world s largest line of carpet binding tapes serging yarns carpet fringes sisal 3 inch and 5 inch wide tapestry tape and serging tape.
We take the exact measurements you need for your home as well as the rug design you desire and then either over lock or bind the edges in the yarn or fabric in the material width and colour of your choosing.
Generally speaking however these aren t techniques you can do yourself.
Our on line color charts provide over 750 carpet edgings to choose from all of which are made in the usa.
Serging is another form of machine edging by which langhorne tightly loops 100 wool yarn around the carpet s perimeter.
Carpets and rugs resizing and joining we can also customize a carpets and rugs for you by resizing with any shape.