How to Cut & Bind Carpet

If you have a carpet remnant left over from a home remodeling project, or if you simply would like an accent rug of a particular shape or size, cut and bind your own carpet. While both of these services are provided at carpet retailers, you can also handle both of these tasks on your own at home. Making your accent rug is a simple task that requires only a small number of tools.

Pencil
Utility knife
Scissors
Carpet-binding tape
Hot glue gun

Instructions

- 1
  Turn the carpet over so that the bottom side is facing up.
- 2
  Sketch out the shape of the rug you want on the underside.
- 3
  Cut along the pencil line using a utility knife, keeping your cut as clean as you can. Cut slowly to keep the edge even.
- 4
  Trim the edges of the cut-out carpet with a pair of heavy scissors, removing any jagged edges or frayed fibers.
- 5
  Lay the carpet-binding tape adhesive-side up on the floor. Carpet-binding tape has a fiber binding edge and an adhesive strip below it.
- 6
  Remove the plastic backing that covers the adhesive.
- 7
  Turn the carpet right-side up and press the edge of the carpet to the adhesive, getting the edge of the carpet as close to the binding edge as possible. Start the binding tape along the middle of one side.
- 8
  Continue pressing the carpet to the tape, overlapping the tape when you need to go around the corner.
- 9
  Snip the carpet-binding tape using the scissors when you reach the place you started, bringing the two ends to butt up against each other.
- 10
  Apply a small dot of hot glue using a glue gun to the crevice between the binding tape and the carpet to secure the carpet to the binding further. Place one dot every 4 to 6 inches.

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