Rug Fringe Repair
Re-knot. Rebind.
Whiten.
Fringes are the first thing vacuums eat. We hand-tie new ends, rebind worn kilim, and brighten yellowed cotton — per-end pricing, invisible finish.
Starting price
From $39 per linear foot. Hand-tied re-knotting or rebinding. Minimum service $95.
Typical time on bench
Most fringe work is completed within the week, longer for silk or antique.
Door-to-door
From your pickup to the rug back in its place. Free delivery across the Bay Area.
Need a firm number first? See the full repair pricing table.
What is fringe repair?
The ends of a rug are its foundation, exposed.
The fringe you see is not decorative. It is the continuation of the warp threads — the structural cotton or wool that runs lengthwise through the rug. When the fringe frays or tears away, the knots at the end of the field begin to let go. A small problem at the edge becomes a large one in the middle.
Fringe repair is the work of hand-tying new knots onto the existing warp, rebinding a damaged kilim end, or whitening yellowed cotton without chlorine. It preserves the rug’s structure, and if matched properly, the repair disappears into the original edge.
Value matters too. An auction appraiser will mark down a rug with shredded fringe by twenty or thirty percent. A clean, intact fringe is one of the fastest ways to preserve what a rug is worth.
Our process
Five steps. One fringe at a time.
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Assess
Photograph each end, measure the damage, identify whether the warps are wool or cotton, and choose between re-knotting, rebinding, or a kilim end.
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Match materials
Select cotton or wool that matches the warp gauge. For whitening, gentle oxygen-based brighteners — never chlorine on wool warps.
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Execute
Hand-tie new knots along the exposed warp. For a rebind, we stitch a Persian selvedge or a flat kilim end, by hand, with a curved needle.
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Blend & finish
Trim the new ends to match the length of the original fringe. Comb, groom, and set so the repair is indistinguishable from the rug’s other end.
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Quality review
A second master weaver inspects the knots, checks the tension across the width, and signs off before the rug leaves the bench.
Before & after
Fringe repaired, field untouched.
A Persian Kashan with forty years of vacuum damage — new ends, invisible finish.
What we work on
Fringe repair by rug type.
Insurance & estimates
Free estimates. Direct insurance billing.
Send a photo of each end and we reply with a written estimate within 24 hours. If the fringe damage is part of a water or fire claim, we document the rug with photos and a scope-of-work letter, then bill State Farm, Allstate, AAA, Farmers, and most Bay Area carriers directly. You pay your deductible; we handle the paperwork.
Service areas
Free pickup & delivery across the Bay Area.
Fringe FAQ
Common questions.
Will the new fringe look different from the original?
If we match the cotton gauge and length correctly, no. The only giveaway is that the new ends will look slightly cleaner at first. They age into the rug within a year.
What is the difference between re-knotting and rebinding?
Re-knotting ties new fringe onto the exposed warps of a knotted-pile rug. Rebinding closes the end with a flat selvedge or kilim finish — common on tribal rugs, and a sturdier long-term solution on high-traffic edges.
Can you whiten yellowed cotton fringe?
Yes. We use oxygen-based brighteners that are safe on wool warps. We do not use chlorine bleach, which weakens cotton and attacks wool.
How much does fringe repair cost?
From $39 per linear foot for re-knotting on a standard room-size rug. Longer or more damaged ends, silk warps, or full kilim rebinds are quoted after inspection.
Can you add fringe to a rug that never had any?
No. The fringe is the warp — if the rug was made without visible warp ends (a bound or selvedged rug), adding fringe would be cosmetic and not structural. We can rebind or over-stitch those edges instead.
Send us a photo
Bring it in or send a photo for a free estimate.
A photo of each end and a note on rug size is all we need to reply with a written estimate in 24 hours.