Carpet edges

Carpet edges

When new carpets has been laid, it is nice if not they get frayed at the edges, due to ordinary use and vacuum-cleaning. This can be avoided if either a border is sewn or the following cheap solution is used.

Modern carpets are not made of wool, but artificial material, so all you need is an old iron, still in working order. Put the fitted carpet on a table with 5-10cm overhang, and then lead the iron (adjusted to cotton) slowly along the edge. Hereby are the fibers melting together and preventing the edge to be frayed. You can lead the iron along several times in different angles and thereby guarantee a firm edge.

Plain and simple!