Repairing The Edges Of Old Hooked Rugs

When i hook a rug i always bind the edge to prevent such damage but i have found that old rugs rarely have bound edges.

Repairing the edges of old hooked rugs.

A different approach is needed when part of the edge of the rug is missing or much damaged. Later rayon stockings and even silk ones were hooked into mats and rugs. Wear and tear from foot traffic usually shows up first at the edges and corners of area rugs. Green mountain hooked rugs specializes in reviving repairing and restoring old hooked rugs.

Then i re hooked the border bound the edge with a matching yarn and completed the hem. In this instance i unhooked the border and sewed in a patch to strengthen and protect the hooked edge of the rug. If you find an old hooked rug that is in need of repair don t despair. Stephanie allen krauss is green mountain hooked rugs main rug repairer.

Often the hooked rug can be found in antique shops rummage sales estate sales and consignment shops. She s been repairing hooked rugs for almost 40 years and is well versed in a variety of techniques. When the rug starts to fray or come apart because. If a patch is needed for just a section of a straight edge use a long narrow piece of new rug linen and fold it longwise to make a patch larger than the missing section of border.

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