To Cut A Rug Together

Brian patrick flynn tape rugs from side to side.

To cut a rug together. You may not even have to cut the sides you want to join together if they already look seamless when side by side but if you do need to cut the rug make sure it s the kind where the fibers are individually attached to a backing rather than woven together. Move the straightedge along the same row of threads to cut the carpet all the way across the room. This usually extends at least 3 8 inch around the perimeter of the rug. Lay the rugs one on top of the other with the right sides facing in.

Once the proper spot of each rug pattern s repeat is identified lay out all rugs together. Confirm the pattern repeat seamlessly runs from one end of the area rug to the other. Make sure the cut edges are lined up and sew the two rugs together using a straight stitch. Start at the corner and use a seam ripper to remove the crossover edge stitching.

Most of those on the crowded dance floor cutting the rug were over 50. Although rugs come in many shapes and sizes you may occasionally need to trim a rug to make it fit a certain spot in your home. With the help of a friend flip carpets over carefully to ensure they say in position so that the pattern repeat. Hopefully the picture below explains it better.

Then open the rugs now sewn together so the back side is facing up. Use the same techniques to cut old wall to wall carpet down to area rug size. In this video we show you how to seam together carpet. Decide which sides of the rugs you want to join together.

Draw the carpet seaming knife along the edge of the tool to cut the carpet in a straight line. You want to leave a little excess tape at each end to fold over. Once the rug is cut use the colored duck tape to secure the seam. If it s a simple woven rug without a backing it will quickly unravel once cut.

Since most small area rugs have finished edges one edge on each rug will need to be removed to bring the piles of the rugs together. Some of the mothers had a great time cutting a rug alongside their teenage daughters. I m actually doing my best to comply with the 75 rug rule in my building even though i don t have any noise complaints against me i am liking the warm feel on my feet. I sewed a quick zigzag stitch over the cut edges to make sure they didn t unravel further but this is optional.

Then slowly finish cutting through the rug following the score while pulling up on the part you are cutting off.