Household Repairs Edges frayed. Whip the edge with carpet-binding thread or cover with gummed carpet-binding and press with a warm iron.

Worn in spots. Wear is caused by traffic and may be aggravated by condition of floor underneath. There is no way to mend worn spots satisfactorily, although you can conceal them to some extent by dyeing the rug backing to match the pile. If condition of floor contributes to the problem, take up rug and level the floor by sanding down high spots, filling wide cracks, and padding low spots with newspapers.

Holes. Stitch burlap to wrong side of rug. Then with a crochet hook, pull matching material through this to match the surrounding weave as closely as possible. To secure the yarn further, press gummed carpet-binding over the underside.

Rug indented by heavy furniture. Set steam iron in steaming position and hold over dents.

Rug limp. Have it sized by a rug cleaner. But if you don't care too much about it, mix 1 lb. of wallpaper size with about 4 qt. of water. Stir smooth. Lay rug upside down on a flat surface. Brush size on back and let dry. If rug is loosely woven, make size mixture thicker than above formula.




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