Since most people do not have this equipment at home it is necessary to give the rug to a professional.
Glue on carpet binding.
The adhesive seemed to hold well too.
Tape adhesive will stick permanently after several days of lying flat on the floor.
You can bind carpet in minutes with instabind and a glue gun.
Hot glue gun and glue sticks.
Instabind faux leather style carpet binding mimics standard or traditional binding but without showing any stitching.
Adhesive carpet binding tape.
No sew carpet edging in 24 colors.
Diy carpet tape adds a professional finish to rugs that lack binding.
Binding the edges of rug is traditionally done with a large commercial sewing machine and heavy duty thread.
I used this binding to fix an old latch hook rug my grandmother made in the 1970s.
The pressure sensitive self adhesive backing will hold binding temporary at first in case you need to re position to the back side of the carpet while a small bead of hot glue with assure the edge is protected and looks beautiful.
It is new to bond products line as of 2018.
Only time will tell how long it will hold but all initial indicators seem to be pointing to another 40 years of service for this family.
Available in 14 stock colors on 48 foot rolls it s more durable than traditional carpet binding and actually helps reinforce the carpet backing along the cut edges.