Carpet overlocking
The process of carpet overlocking is sewing a border around the edges of a carpet using an overlocking machine. This prevents the carpet from fraying and provides a stylish finish.
When a home or office is carpeted, there is invariably carpet left over (offcuts). These offcuts can be turned into rugs or mats. Not only does this provide you with a useful product it is also better for the environment as the offcuts do not find their way into landfill.
Old rugs can also be refreshed by having them re-overlocked.
Non slip felt backing
Non slip felt backing is glued onto the back of a mat or rug and then overlocked into place - this ensures that it has a seamless attachment and is never coming off.
Non slip felt backing has many advantages including:
reduces the movement of your mat or rug on the floor
keeps the rug flat which reduces tripping risk
reduces the incidence of rugs buckling
protects the floor under the mat from scratches
Rug repairs
If you rug is looking ragged around the edges, we can remove the damaged section and then overlock to bring your rug back to life. We can also strengthen weakened rugs using our non slip felt backing.
Art work
We work with a number of artists who produce hand made, tufted carpets. We overlock these pieces to produce a professional finish. Give us a call to discuss how we might work together.
Carpet joining
Got a number of offcuts, but not the right size? Most carpets can be joined to provide you with the finished rug to your specifications. This is particularly useful where you would like a long runner but cant find one that suits your purpose.
Rug cleaning
Whilst your carpet is with us for overlocking or repair, we can arrange for it to be cleaned at our premises.