T shirt yarn can vary alot in thickness depending on the source fabric that was used to create it.
T shirt yarn rug diy.
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Learn how to crochet a striped rectangular rug out of t shirt yarn.
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.
If your yarn is very thick like mine you will probably need to use a 12mm hook.
Crochet tutorial that teaches you how to make a round rug using t shirt yarn.
To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts.
Approximately five to six skeins will give you a 2 x 3 rug and 10 to 12 skeins a 4 x 6 etc.
However if it is a bit thinner a 10mm hook might be necessary to achieve tight stitches and a firm rug.
Diy t shirt yarn from knit jersey fabric tutorial.
It also teaches you what to look for and how to make adjustments if you want to.
Repeat for all of your t shirts until you have enough yarn.
Choosing fabric colors for your diy rag rug how much fabric do i need to make t shirt yarn.
Just scroll down the post and check out the author s post of july 19 2011.