VIDEOClick to see full answer. In this regard, can you cut a runner rug?Cutting. Place the rug upside down on a sturdy surface that you don’t mind to be scratched. If the rug is thin, you may easily cut it with a carpeting knife using the marking line you have drawn. Otherwise, score the dimensions with a carpeting knife and then cut with shears. how do you cut a rug without it fraying? The second, more attractive solution to stopping fraying of a piece of carpet is to bind it. You can take your carpet in to a carpet shop and have them bind it with a binding machine, or you can bind it with a carpet binding tape such as Instabind. Doing this will turn a carpet piece or remnant into an area rug. Likewise, people ask, how do you cut up a rug? Steps Start with a sharp knife. This will be the most important (and possibly the only) tool you’ll need to cut carpet. Place the tip of the knife against the carpet. Drag the blade along in a straight line. Replace your knife blade as needed. How much does it cost to have a rug cut and bound?The cost of carpet binding services will vary, but expect standard polyester binding (the least expensive) to cost at least $2 dollars per linear foot (measuring the perimeter of the carpet). Of course, where you live and the local cost of living will be a major factor in the price.