What is a Serged carpet edge?
Serging the edge of your carpet produces a look that seems hand-sewn, even though it’s mostly done by a heavy sewing machine, like binding. When it’s finished, a serged edge looks as though a thick fiber has been wrapped around the edge of the carpet continuously.
What do you call the edging on carpet?
Serging is a spun thread sewn onto the edge of the carpet. It is typically seen on custom area rugs, decorative runners, and elegant oriental rugs. Carpet serging resembles a high end, hand-sewn edge.
What does a Serged edge look like?
With serging, a serged edge is a continuous wrap of yarn that wraps around the edge of the rug, with a finished width of about three-eighths.
What is Serged binding?
What is Serging? A serged edge is a continuous wrap of yarn that wraps around the edge of a rug. The finished width is approximate. Most of the higher end mills and designer carpet companies finish custom area rugs by binding the edges and only serge the edges when requested.
What does rug Binding look like?
Most standard carpet binding is folded over the edge of a rug and stitched on with a binding machine that is similar to a commercial sewing machine. The finished width is approximate. The colors are generally matched close to the field color of the rug so the edge is not noticeable, just finished nicely.
What is the difference between binding and Serging a carpet?
Carpet binding vs turn and tack. Binding is to use a wrap of binding tape on the edges of the carpet and to sew it with a sewing machine.
How to bind carpet edges?
Trim the Carpet Remnant. Cut the remnant with a sharp utility knife so the carpet piece has straight,clean edges.
Can you put an area rug over carpet?
In my experience, most area rugs are alright to put on top of carpet. It used to be believed that placing a rug on carpet would cause premature wear on the surface fibers of the carpet.