Cutting Carpet Edges

Use a straight edge.

Cutting carpet edges.

When you cut carpet you need to make sure that you cut it straight. A long metal straight edge is ideal. Fauxy style regular binding style cotton binding style rope edge style etc are some of the most popular ones. One of the most important things that you will want to do is use a straight edge.

There are tons of carpet edge styles that you can use. Serging the edge of the carpet pieces produces a look that seems hand sewn although it is most often done by machine. Serging is also called overlock stitching and it is done with a special machine designed for the purpose. Grip the knife in your dominant hand so that the angled edge of the blade is pointing away from you.

Then press down just enough to pierce the carpet s tough backing. Place the tip of the knife against the carpet. Using a utility knife to cut the edge is the handiest and probably the best tool for this task. You need to measure and mark your carpet with chalk first so that you can cut it straight and not go sideways.

A pair of scissors glue sticks a hot glue gun and a long nozzle tip is enough to do the job. Point the blade downward and touch the tip to your starting point on the carpet. A straight edge is going to be necessary to guide your knife along the edge of the carpet.