A rag rug is an excellent way to recycle old t shirts socks sheets and well anything you can cut into strips.
T shirt rag rug weaving.
To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts.
The cost will be almost free and the finished.
You can also start gathering alternative materials such as.
Crochet a rag rug from old t shirts.
Cut it up into strips and save it for a diy weaving project.
Use your leftover rags and scraps to weave a rug on a homemade loom.
On my first trip to salvation army to get fabrics to make our rag rug i ended up with a pile of t shirts the size of an elephant realizing i was totally lost in all the colors i put them all back.
For this rug you need approximately 1 1 4 yd green 1 2 yd blue 2 1 2 yd light yellow fabric.
The next time you find a t shirt with a hole in it a pair of pants your child has outgrown or a stained pillow case don t throw it away.
T shirts are a great source for recycle projects i was inspired by make a braided t shirt rug by suzelac to make my own braided t shirt rug.
T shirt fabric is a knit material that stretches.
Rug woven from t shirts.
A little while ago i discovered a great book on weaving t shirt rag rug wall tapestries and other types of cloth rugs.
Otherwise you could end up with curves or waves in your rug.
Weaving braiding knotting and crochet are some of the ways to make a no sew rag rug.
Once you get the bug you ll be making a rag rug for every room in your home.
If you don t have a sewing machine there are plenty of easy rag rug making techniques that don t require sewing.
One t shirt makes about 18 yards of weft.
7 ways to make rag rugs 1.
When you get to the end of the braid where the braid starts curving around simply pivot your machine to move with the curve around the braid.
There are many ways to make a rag rug but this article focuses on braiding which means your only tools are your fingers and these instructions.
November 6 2015 at 5 05 am i finished re weaving my t shirt rug updated photos at the bottom of that post i figured out two important 56 t shirt rug diy tutorials guide patterns says.
Project 4 shaft i wanted to do a rep rug aft er looking at the book rep by catharina carlstedt and ylva kongbäck in our guild library.
Finger crochet a round t shirt rag rug says.
Try to keep that in mind that when you are sewing keep the braid loose not tight.
Old laundered t shirts sheets and even plastic bags.
The author s passion is totally contagious and i just have to make not only another rag rug but also a diy rug weaving loom.
At the same time i was drooling over the wonderful examples of warp faced block weaving done by lynne giles and bryn pinchin in a rug weaver s source book.
June 27 2016 at 6 20 am t shirt knot rug woven on a loom.