Moroccan Rug - Binding Comes Undone

 

A rug can withstand decades of daily life with minimal maintenance.  Occasionally, however, a rug will need a little more than a good cleaning to keep it as beautiful and structurally sound as it needs to be.  This is usually in the form of reinforcement of the edges, especially the fringed edges.  Over the years, the original binding that most weavers place along the fringed edges will start to come undone.  This is sometimes hastened by aggressive vacuuming, or children or pets tugging at the edges.  If this is repaired before any of the pile becomes compromised, this is a straightforward repair.  And it will take considerably less time, and money, to repair a binding along a fringed edge than it would to reknot a missing or damaged area of the pile.  This is the reason we always recommend that binding is always done as soon as it becomes damaged - namely to avoid more significant damage to the rug itself.  As the old adage goes, a stitch in time saves nine (and sometimes more!).  --www.traditionalrugrepair.com