Once the fringe deteriorates.
How to put fringe on a rug.
Place some glue on the back of the rug where the fringe ends and using a toothpick smear it around so that it covers the fringe.
If the rug isn t properly cared for though the tassels may start to fray shed unravel or discolor.
Fringe in most cases has little or no significant impact on the value of a rug because it is a byproduct of the weaving process.
Remember to only put glue on the back side of the rug.
Fringe tassels give an area rug an exotic or elegant look.
On machine made rugs however fringe is only for appearance and serves no practical purpose.
Note the slight blooming of the tassels at their tips.
Cover the fringe both front and back with packing tape.
In hand knotted rugs the fringe is necessary as it is the edge of the backbone fibers of the rug.
This rug has an apron known as a kilim at the top of the fringe.
The pictures explain it best.
Fringing is usually more expensive than either binding or serging.
Pull strings through rug threads.
I do have a vintage rug and it has what i call fringe or tassels on two ends of it and so i thought what can i do to this new rug to make it look the same.
Put ends of string through loop and pull tight.
As shown below this rug s fringe is particularly long.
Be sure to turn the fringe close to the corner inward as pointed out by the green arrow below.
Of course my first stop was to pintrest where i did find a couple of things but then i did some searching on youtube and did come across a couple of videos that i got some great ideas off of.
But if the fringe tassels untie are torn or wear off the knots of the rug can begin to pull away and unravel and this absolutely has an impact on the value of the rug.
On the edge of the rug i count out every five threads and then grab two threads so threads number six and seven with the rug hook.