All About Overlocking / Edging Your Carpet Offcuts and Hallway Runners!

Today we provide insights into what carpet trimming and hole runners are and why they were done.

The standard width of the carpet is 3.6 or 4m. In some cases, there may be a lot of offcuts or none at all. Usually, many offcuts occur when a carpet is placed in a house. This is due to irregularly sized and shaped rooms.

Corridor runners can be standard width 67 cm or 80 cm with rolls 20-30 meters in length. Once cut to length, the edges need to be overlocked to improve the appearance and prevent fraying of the edges.

What is the carpet cut-off used for?

In most cases, people use offcuts to place new homes in high traffic areas. This will help extend the life of newly laid carpets and wooden floors, corridors, doorways, living rooms and activity rooms are just a few. Very commonly, an overlocked offcut is used to protect the wooden floor or placed on the tiles to add warmth, but it is entirely up to the individual The carpet is not cheap, so don't use off cut!

What is the hallway runner rug needed for?

Many modern homes have wooden floors or tiled floors, and corridor runners are required to add warmth and character for decorative reasons. Another reason for Hallway Runner Rugs is to protect the floor. Because you invest a lot of money for them, why don't you want to take care of them?

Another reason is a place like a kitchen for your own happiness. For example, standing on a runner's rug is much better on the feet and back than standing on a wood or tiled floor. It also keeps people's feet warm by minimizing the acoustic response when walking around the house.

How is carpet overlock done?

Use a specific industrial sewing machine called carpet over locker.

Locks the edge of the thread about 15mm wide. This provides an excellent finish for carpet remnants and prevents carpet fraying.

Question?

What do you need to do off-cut?

Answer A: You need to consider the size required for doorways and traffic areas to protect matte areas, usually new carpets. Then you need to check if there is enough carpet left in the cut-off to make up the required mat.

How should I finish the mat and runner corners?

There are two ways to finish mat corners and corridor runners.

Round corners are recommended for the majority of all carpet mats. This is the reason. It helps to prevent the corners from being rounded and the dog's ears from bending. The square corner has a weak point where overlock starts and stops.

The standard method used to overlock the end of the corridor runner is to make the corners square. There are several reasons for this. First, the corridor runner usually has a pattern, and if there are rounded corners, part of the pattern is cut off. Secondly, the edge colors cannot always match, so if the corner is a corner, the overlock will only be adjacent to the original stitch at the tip, making it less noticeable.

Which overlock color do you use?

The color of the yarn used is usually as close as possible to the carpet or hallway runner, but usually it will be a little darker as a rule.

In some cases, contrasting and light colors are also sewn into the carpet debris, all resulting in personal preference and style.

Now you are ready! Just bring your measurements and carpet to quote.