How To Finish And Bind A Hood Rug

Hold the iron in one spot for about 5 seconds.

How to finish and bind a hood rug.

Rug binding tape is an all cotton product that comes in all kinds of different widths and colors although you can purchase cream or white and hand dye it to match your rug. How to bind a rug. Do not iron press. Wring out your pressing cloth but not too dry.

Rug binding tape method this method is very easy and requires very little skill hooray. Draw your yarn from back to front leaving a few inches of a tail as shown. Leave plenty of moisture in the cloth. Using a whip stitch sew around the folded edge of your rug canvas as well as that tail to hold the extra rug canvas down at the back of your work as well as secure the tail end of your yarn.

Turn your latch hook project right shaggy side down. Use a cross stitch to sew the binding into place over the carpet. Begin in one corner and work your way over the entire piece. Finishing the binding finish the binding when you ve worked all the way around the carpet remnant.

This finish is suitable for a mat that will be on the floor. Be sure that the needle goes through the entire carpet and both sides of the binding in order to ensure that it is held together properly. Remove the rest of the protective tape and press the carpet in place. Hold each section in place for about 30 seconds.

The binding should be sewed from the bottom of the carpet all the way to the top where you can tie off the thread with a large knot. This must be hand sewn on both edges of the binding tape. Press the binding firmly against the rug while the glue dries. Cut the end of the binding material so it is flush with the beginning section already in place on the remnant.

Apply a line of hot glue between the rug and the binding.