The edges are bound on the 2' x 3' we purchased, and the quality is very good. What a lovely rug! Was hoping for the "blue green" or "teal" others saw in hand though. Like another reviewer, I found the colors to be brighter than pictured. Only I'm sure its actually sage green, not "bluish/green" as that reviewer stated and not "Blue" as titled. Maybe lookup "Pantone 5575C" because that's as close as any color representation I could find for the rug's main color.