Come along with us as we show you different finishing techniques for your hand hooked rugs.
How to finish and bind a hooked rug.
About 1 inch from the hooked edge.
Wring out your pressing cloth but not too dry.
Continue sewing through the twill tape at the top edge and into the hooked mat or rug.
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Simply lay the binding tape as close to your last row of hooking as possible.
Your ready to put the finishing touches on your mat or rug.
Adapted rug binding tape method with this method you still use the binding tape but you sew it on after you ve hooked your rug.
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Leave plenty of moisture in the cloth.
Another way to finish a rug is use the method above and then add binding tape which is a strip of webbed cotton that is about 1 1 2 inches wide to the back of the mat that will cover the hemmed over edge.
Begin in one corner and work your way over the entire piece.
Hold the iron in one spot for about 5 seconds.
If you cut more than one side at a time you will have a fraying mess roll the burlap tightly up and over the cotton cording.
This must be hand sewn on both edges of the binding tape.
I use heavy duty thread or sometimes even embroidery floss.
Do not iron press.
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This video shows how to finish a hand hooked rug by binding it with wool fabric strips.
This video demonstrates how to finish your hooked rug project with rug binding tape one of the simplest quickest ways to finish your rug.
Begin by sewing the twill tape together where they are joined.
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