Rug Edge Finishing — Overlocking, Serging & Resizing
If a rug you bought from us is not quite the right size for your room, we can cut it down and re-bind the edge in our own Watt Avenue workshop. This is a finishing service on our own stock — we do not take in rugs bought elsewhere.
What we can do to a rug you bought here
- Cut to size — trim a rug down to fit an alcove, a hallway, or around a kitchen island
- Overlock or serge the cut edge — so the cut row of the weave is sealed and cannot unravel
- Join two pieces — seam two rugs into one larger piece
Talk to us before you buy if you already know the room is an unusual shape. It is much easier to pick the right rug for cutting than to rescue the wrong one.
Overlocking vs serging
We will tell you which one suits the piece when we see it. Colour is matched to the existing pile.
Cutting a rug is permanent. On a machine-woven rug with a repeating field it is straightforward. On a rug with a central medallion or a strong border, cutting destroys the balance of the design — we will say so before we touch it.
Frequently asked
Do you resize rugs bought somewhere else?
No. Cutting and re-binding is a finishing service on rugs bought from us. For a rug from elsewhere, call us and we will point you to a workshop in the Sacramento area that takes outside pieces.
What does it cost?
It depends on the size of the rug and the length of edge being bound. Bring the rug in or call and we will give you the price.
How long does it take?
Ask when you book — it depends on the piece and what else is in the workshop that week.
Will the new edge look like the original?
On a machine-woven rug, very close. Colour is matched to the pile. On a hand-knotted rug a hand-serged edge is closest to the original selvedge.
Can you cut a rug and keep the border?
Usually not. The border runs around the outside — cutting the rug down removes part of it. If keeping the border matters, the answer is a different size rug, not a cut.
Other services
See what else we do and do not do on the services page, or read the rug care guide for how to clean each rug type yourself.
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