How to Make a Carpet Into a Rug

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Choose the carpet from which you will make your rug.

   If you want to make a patterned rug, choose the colors you will use.
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   Step 2: Cut out the background rug

   Use a utility knife to cut out the rug, pressing firmly.
   
   You may have to make 2 passes with the knife.
   
   The carpet used for the patterns should be of the same type and texture as the background carpet. , Brown paper bags or butcher's paperwork well for this. ,, Use a utility knife to cut out the shapes, pressing firmly.
   
   You may have to make 2 passes with the knife. ,, Trace it with a felt tipped marker. ,, Work from the underside of the rug, pressing the cut out pieces firmly into the base.
   
   You will probably have a lot of carpet fibers showing on the underside of the rug.
   
   They can be integrated into the rug by taking a flat head screwdriver and running it around the edges where the carpet pieces meet. , You can also use duct tape. , Lay down a 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) line of carpet glue along the edges of the rug. , Allow to dry thoroughly. , Pull the edging firmly up the side of the rug and onto the bead of glue on top, pressing firmly. ,
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   Step 3: placing the carpet on corrugated cardboard or other surface that cannot be damaged if cut with a blade.

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   Step 4: Make a template of the shapes you will use by drawing the shapes on paper.

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   Step 5: Place the templates on the underside of the appropriate carpet pieces and trace the outline of each with a felt tipped pen.

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   Step 6: Move the carpeting to be cut on to corrugated cardboard or other surface.

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   Step 7: Pull the shapes from the carpet pieces and set aside.

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   Step 8: Lay the rug

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   Step 9: pile side down

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    Step 10: on the corrugated cardboard and lay out the template for the pattern.

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    Step 11: Cut out the pattern with a utility knife

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    Step 12: pressing firmly.

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    Step 13: Remove the cut out areas from the rug and replace them with the pieces you cut previously.

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    Step 14: Cover all of the seams with carpet tape.

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    Step 15: Cut a piece of binding long enough to reach around the entire perimeter of the rug.

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    Step 16: Press the carpet edging into the line of glue with enough overlap to wrap around the edges of the rug.

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    Step 17: Turn the carpet right side up and apply a bead of carpet glue to the edges and approximately 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) onto the top of the rug.

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    Step 18: Allow the glue to dry

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    Step 19: and place the home-made rug on the floor.

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