Rug Binding part two

Yesterday I showed you a properly prepared backing edge with the straight stitches about 1/4" from the last row of hooking as well as the protected edge with a row of straight stitching and two rows of zig zag ~~ and then trim away the excess.  I cannot stress enough the importance of that. 

And this is how I go about prepping my rug to be whipped with either wool strips or yarn.  At first I tried to roll and whip in one process but found my rolled up edge got distorted and my whipping lumpy.  So while it seems like double work, I find it much easier to roll the backing forward and use T-pins to secure small sections at a time and then whip that with cotton crochet yarn. 

Notice that I have rounded my edges vs. sharp corners.  This makes it easier for me to roll those sections and there is less bulk at the corners when I roll forward.  I use the cotton crochet yarn because it is readily accessible at Wal-Mart and is inexpensive.

I start in the middle of a side rather than starting at the corner; I find that easiest for me.  I take my T-pins and pin a section and then I whip stitch that together, pin a little further along the edge and then whip stitch that together. 

This is to be continued tomorrow.  Hope this has been helpful.