Rug making techniques

For those who wish to use the plaited edging stitch for single mesh jute but who wilt at the thought of working through the recommended 2 inches of "double" there are two popular variations.

Turn over a width of 4 threads at the ends, machine these firmly down on to the canvas below them with several rows of stitching and then work each plait as but covering the whole wide turn-over instead of only one double bar of double mesh canvas.

With this method the selvedge is also turned over to the same depth and at the corners the turn-over of the cut edge and the selvedge are mitred to meet at an angle of 45 degrees.

The plait is then continued over the whole turn-over (as at the ends) in the usual way, remembering always that in following along the edge, two of the single threads equal one double bar of the other type of canvas.

The result looks well and many rug makers advocate this procedure when using jute, but it stands to reason that a rug will have a longer life if there is the 2-inch double to take the extra wear on its ends.