coopah

I've seen carpet already bound at Walmart, Lowe's, Home Depot, Ross, and I'm sure others have it. Have fun shopping! Cheap and already done! :-)

Dina

You might consider one of those outdoor carpets at Wal-Mart. I think I saw one for $40. just today. Just lay that over the other carpet, and remove it whenever you leave. I have laid a carpet over another carpet, and it worked just fine. I laid mine all the way to the wall and you couldn't even tell there was another carpet under it. I just rolled it up when I left.

This is just an idea, but I hope you figure something out. Or maybe those foam like tile things that are designed for garages or children's indoor play areas. My husband has some of those in his workshop. They fit together like a puzzle, interlocking. I think he got them at Sam's. His are bright colors, like for a kid's room, but I have seen them in deep gray for garage floors.

Good luck finding a solution. A girl's gotta quilt, ya know!

Dina

Grace creates

Vacum on a regular basis and use a little whisk broom on occasion. I don't think thread really ruins a carpet. Get the carpet professionally cleaned shampooed when you move and that will not be any problem. You sound like a great tenant, do you want to rent my home in NC near Wilmington, great beaches.

GrannieAnnie

You can buy mats for use in garages and barns. Some can be hooked together. Could you use a couple of them in a corner or out of the way place to make your sewing corner? Not an ideal solution, but might be workable.

AND, have you asked your landlord about replacing at least one room's carpet? Sure not what I'd lay down for renters!

Jackie Spencer

My husband bought me a large floor covering from an office supply store, it is heavy duty clear plastic, made to go under office chairs. Works great if your chair has casters on it too. Whatever you put down over the carpet, I would check the back side of it ( side that goes against the carpet ) to make sure its not going to rub and maybe break and tear fibers, when you walk on it or move your chair around on it.

Lara122

Go visit your local (smaller the better) carpet store. You could pick up a remnant, probably free. Small enough to go under your chair/desk - would probably be too small for them to sell as a remnant. I used to do the books for a carpet store, and if you were near them, you would definitely find something that would work, at very little to no cost!

good luck!

BellaBoo

The smaller carpet stores here sell remnants at a higher price then Lowes or Home Depot. And no more free wallpaper books. Those sell for over $50 now if you can find a store that will sell them.

jrhboxers

I second an area rug. You might also want to pick up the adhesive carpet roller that you can purchase at Lowes and places. We have used it a lot in our rental house when we have brought stuff in from the storage unit, or when we replaced the ceiling fan, etc. Great stuff and it lasts a pretty long time. When we purchased our last house, we used it from when we purchased the house, after the carpets were cleaned and all of the painting and furniture move in was done. And it held up really well.

DogHouseMom

Welcome back to the States!!!

Good advice above if you can't convince hubby that threads will not ruin the carpet

bluteddi

I have 70s shag carpet in my sewing room.... altho we own ... finances do not allow to replace carpet I have a short nap "throw" rug on top of it

only thing... I never noticed how BAD the threads were until I got this short nap solid color carpet!!! whew..

have to vac a lot more often now.....