Binding tape for the edges of carpets and the like

An elongated binding tape adapted to be attached as a prefabricated unit to the edges of carpets and the like to give said edges the appearance and effect of a whipped seam, said binding tape comprising an elongated strip of fabric forming an inner tape part, an outer tape part attached to said inner tape part in covering relation thereto, said outer tape part comprising a plurality of loose thread pieces lying in side-by-side closely adjacent relation to one another in directions transverse of the longitudinal direction of said fabric strip, said loose thread pieces being free of one another and unattached to said fabric strip except at the opposing ends of said thread pieces, the opposing ends of said thread pieces being interwoven with the edges of said strip of fabric to connect said outer tape part to said inner tape part along only the longitudinal edges of said strip of fabric.