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How can I stop carpet from fraying?

asked by Oui (12)

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Don't walk over it. Put it in a corner of a room that has little or no traffic over it. You can also cover it with a layer or translucent plastic if it does have alot of traffic and tell guests that you're renovating the ceiling above it.

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posted by Zaka (1277)
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You can stop your carpet from fraying by taking your area carpet to a professional carpet repair place and have the sides bound. You can also sew a strip of fabric to the back around the edges yourself, or use a fray fix glue from the fabric store.

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posted by rascal (161)
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This is what I would do. Cut out the frayed part. Take hot glue gun and put a dab of glue on the thread that's in the carpet. If this leaves a hole, repair with the thread you cut out, cutting it in small pieces and glueing.

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posted by Latin4 (7000)
6 votes

This is always a constant problem, but can be easily fixed with a little skill. Find the same type of thread/yarn, and gently go around the entire edge of the carpet, doing a wrap style stitch. May take a little while, but will work for a decent while.

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