In the state the rug is currently in fringe may be gained in either one of two ways.
Diy adding fringe t area rug.
The dining room table is 7ft long and 3 4 across with and then counting the chairs but the rug can t be longer than 8 for the space so to have a rug that fits the table chairs and no longer than 8ft it needs to be like 7 x 8 and i cant find those dimensions anywhere.
The flatwoven area may be professionally released or unraveled.
If you want to make an area rug from a carpet remnant or from a swath of broadloom carpet off a roll there are several options for finishing the edges to prevent fraying.
Generally speaking however these aren t techniques you can do yourself.
For 1 48 and 1 144 scale rugs on 48 count gauze i use cotton sewing thread a single thickness not doubled.
Adding fringe to an oriental style needlepoint rug makes it look more finished.
As i don t do larger scales i can t help you on these.
A shade similar to natural linen a light gray beige usually looks best.
The most common choices for carpet finishing are binding serging and fringing.
Although i paid about 500 upon writing this post i see the price for the 9 12 is down to 279 for a closeout sale for my tassels i searched for something sturdier than yarn but softer than twine.