Add Border To Rug

For our rug we decided to start with an expensive rug from a hardware store and add a fabric border to make the rug look nicer and to tie it in to our overall color scheme.

Add border to rug.

Custom rugs built around a favorite rug can be as simple or as dramatic as you have in mind. Tapestries add an elegant edge. To determine the width of the fabric strip double the desired finished width of the border and add a 1 seam allowance. For a nautical touch use cotton rope to make a border on a basic rug.

The rug also helps to create a dining zone in the larger porch area. Our rug had a relatively low pile so it was easy to sew with the ultrafeed ls 1 sewing machine. We used 5 wide strips for a finished 2 wide border. For the fabric.

The rug also helps to create a dining zone in the larger porch area. We decided to start with an expensive rug from a hardware store and add a fabric border to make the rug look nicer and to tie it in to our overall color scheme. For an unexpected texture or design use leather or suede and add a flourish with a nail head finish. Cut four fabric border strips each about 1 longer than the sides of the rug.

Fold and press a 1 2 hem inward on both long edges of each fabric strip.