A close overcast stitch that is used to finish the edge of an area rug.
Also known as "oversewing." This is a method of finishing the edge of carpet where it has been cut. It is customary to serge the side and bind the end.
A method of finishing edges of area rugs by using heavy, colored yarn sewn around the edges in a close, overcast stitch.
Serging is a sewing term, the binding off of an edge of cloth. ;