Aunt is fitting a 12'x12' hand stitched carpet in a 15' x15' room . I seem to remember (many moons ago) carpets were laid with a large border of linoleum, then fitted carpets came along and carpets were fitted to the wall. She would be looking to use underlay under the carpet then leave bare the existing varnished wood flooring as a border. The only problem I could foresee is the edge of the carpet fraying how is this dealt with. Is it bound like a rug, is the end of the carpet turned over and held with tacks, is the whole carpet laid with a border (like a picture frame) or some other method I haven't thought of?
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9 years ago