Rug Fringe Repair & Replacement in NYC
Fringe repair, replacement and end stabilization for Persian, Oriental, antique and handmade rugs. Free photo estimates — text us pictures of the damage.
Trusted by New Yorkers and design professionals to wash, restore, and tailor fine rugs.
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Every rug cut to the exact size of your room, re-bound by hand, with its border and pattern kept intact.
Restoring Beauty, Fringe by Fringe
The Perimeter Defense of Your Rug
The Anatomy of a Fringe: On a true hand-knotted rug, the fringe is not merely a decorative trim sewn onto the ends. It is the exposed warp, the foundational skeleton that runs through the entire length of the rug. When this fringe wears down to the pile, the knots have nothing holding them in place and will begin to slip off the foundation.
Stopping the Unraveling: Worn side cords (the long edges of the rug) suffer from the same vulnerability. Vacuum cleaners, heavy foot traffic, and pet damage easily fray these edges. Immediate overcasting, serging, or binding creates a physical barrier that locks the foundation back into place before severe damage occurs.
Bespoke Aesthetics: Securing the perimeter of a rug does not mean compromising its beauty. We meticulously source custom-dyed wools, cottons, and silks to match your rug's original aesthetic as closely as possible, or we can modernize the piece with architectural finishes like wide leather borders.
Perimeter Restoration Options
Hand-Knotted Fringe Repair
Premade Fringe Application
End Stabilization & Overcasting
Fringe Wear Prevention
RUG TYPES WE SERVICE
Professional Fringe Repair & Prevention in NYC
Fringe isn't decorative — it's the exposed warp that holds the rug together. Rug Refinery repairs and replaces fringe on Persian, Oriental, antique and handmade rugs across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island.
Why worn fringe is urgent
Wear almost always starts at the perimeter. Once fringe unravels down to the pile, the knots at the end of the rug have nothing anchoring them and begin releasing row by row.
Caught early, it's a straightforward repair. Left alone, it becomes foundation reconstruction.
Fringe and edge work we perform
- Hand-knotted fringe repair — rebuilding exposed warp threads on fine Persian and Oriental rugs
- Fringe replacement — sewing on new fringe where the original is beyond saving
- End stabilization and overcasting — halting unraveling at the source
- Side cord repair — rebuilding worn long edges damaged by vacuums and traffic
- Fringe removal and clean edge finishing — for a more modern look
- Pet damage edge repair — chewed corners and frayed perimeters
Getting an estimate
Fringe work is quoted from photos at no charge. Most repairs take 1 to 2 weeks; hand-reweaving original knotted fringe can take 3 to 4.
Text us pictures of both ends of the rug and we'll tell you what it needs.
