InstabindDo-It-Yourself Carpet Binding - Turn Carpet Scraps into Area Rugs Fast - Sold in 5 ft Sections (Honey Mustard)

I replaced old, shredded fringe with this product and the results are amazing. It was very easy to install and the hot glue will ensure a nice, long lasting edge on this high-traffic area. The color is spot on. Also, the sticky tape is very forgiving so if you have to make adjustments before using the glue gun, you can. This may be a no-brainer for anyone other than me, but I needed 17ft. so I ordered 4 of the 5ft. pieces. I thought I would have to seam it together, but I got 20ft. roll. They just sell in 5ft. increments.

We had a very large carpet remnant leftover when we moved into a new lake house. I wanted to use it in a kids bunk room but didn’t want to schlep it to an upholsterer to have it bound. This edging worked great and looks professional. It’s one of the few projects ever that was easier than expected. Lots of colors to choose from—ours matched perfectly—and it was exactly the length I ordered. The adhesive is such that you can move around/adjust it while putting it on but gets permanent over time. Can you tell I LOVE this product! Congratulations on whoever developed this! (Note: Definitely use a fine tipped glue gun. Makes finishing much easier.)

The media could not be loaded. 2nd UPDATE: It is May of 2023 and my diy stair treads using instabind look as good as the day I made and installed them! I’m so glad I did it. I thought for sure I did something wrong somewhere and binding would start to come off. It has NOT! 1 year later and still going strong! If you’re a diy person, do it! You won’t regret it!UPDATE: I must say that it is Sept 2022 and I’m so glad I tried this project! The pressure sensitive adhesive worked perfectly!!! The binding is still in place and I have 2 rambunctious labradoodles running up and down the stairs. I wish I took a before picture. But I love the runner I chose to make the treads out of. I tried to number the pieces as I cut them so when I stapled them to the stair treads it had the same pattern as the runner. If you’re thinking of attempting this do it!! It’s worth it especially if you can’t find pre made carpet treads you like. But it did take me a few days. It also took me a few weeks to het the plan in my head on how I was going to do it and to get up the courage to just do it. I added a pic of the finished project.ORIGINAL REVIEW:I purchased the instabind in March of 21, I am just now using it in March of 22. I came back to see if others were complaining about it not being very sticky and to try to find out if maybe I waited too long to use it. Or maybe in time it’s less sticky. That is my experience this very moment. But I did read that it’s pressure sensitive. So only time will tell. It was very easy to use. For me, the hardest part is cutting the binding off a runner that I want to make stair treads out of. The instabind is very simple to use. One review complained about having to use so much hot glue, but you’re supposed to only use a small glue gun and mini glue sticks. You only need a narrow bead. I think that reviewer may have just been having a rough day. It works exactly like it shows in the you tube video. Ok gotta go… I’ve done 2 treads, have 12 more to go!

Follow the directions and go slow. Worked like a charm! My glue gun was a no show, so I put heavier items (mostly pasta sauce) around the edge to get it stuck. Still holding up. Also, used this several years ago on another rug and that's still stuck too!

I had never used this product before but we had some large leftover pieces of carpet from carpeting upstairs and I was able to finish the edges to create some beautiful area rugs for downstairs. I made two rugs and I love how they both turned out. I just used a Gorilla glue gun and glue sticks from Michael’s. Highly recommend this product!

🌟🌟This is at least 10 star-worthy!! 🌟🌟This product was not only easy to use but looks amazing! We finished off a rug that was 12’ x 25’ for our new church fellowship hall. We were a little nervous because we had never done this before. We are SO happy with how easy it was to add to the rug (which was pretty big!) and even more thrilled with how it looks! We did the whole thing in a couple of hours, including the glue with the glue gun. It really looks like a professional did it. Highly recommend - 💯💯💯

Product was delivered in record time! Product is of excellent quality, imho, and was a good price.The color however, it's way off compared to the color depicted on the website. I decided to use it anyway as it was not going in a fancy area or anything like that. I used it on the ends of a "by the foot" kitchen runner so it already had sides on it and I could not finesse the ends into going together to save my life! Lol, full disclosure: I was working with a very injured index finger so that may have contributed to my difficulties. Had this been being used in a formal type setting I would have asked, and gladly paid a couple dollars or so, for a set of samples to properly gauge color coordination.Also, at first, I had a bit of problem getting the backing to stick to my rug. Laying it on a flat surface and pressing along where the adhesive was fixed that and gluing the ends finished it off. I got a bit of glue I missed before it dried but that was just user error (poor coordination due to finger). I am otherwise extremely happy.

Easy to install has a quality look to it. I watched a video On how to apply the edging and it worked very well. Looks like a professional job.