T Shirt Loop Rug
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T shirt loop rug. Round up a bunch of t shirts. How to make a braided t shirt rug what you need. T shirts scissors a sewing machine this is the machine that i have a medium knit sewing machine needle size 90 14 plus spares thread a clothespin a measuring tape or ruler. How to make a potholder rug.
They can even have stuff printed on them. Recycle your old t shirts into a green craft project and make a useful shag rug. 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. To begin create a slip knot with 2 strands of t shirt yarn together.
Select a few old t shirts from your closet a thrift store or your aunt marcy s nascar t shirt collection. Zigzag the warp onto the nails on the upper and lower bars. Choosing fabric colors for your diy rag rug how much fabric do i need to make t shirt yarn. 16 20 t shirts only use t shirts without side seams and without decals below the armpit make your tarn t shirt yarn.
Next reach through. Meaning the fabric sections that loop got to be about 2 inches apart instead of around a 1 2 inch like they were the first several rows. Tie a loop at the very beginning. How to make a rag rug.
To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts. In this case i used xxl men s t shirts from goodwill. Each rug took 16 20 t shirts worth of t shirt yarn. The t shirt rug is made up of a bunch of single crochet stitches using your fingers no hook.
I did keep the fabric pulled as tight through the whole rug. To make a t shirt rag rug first we need to make some t shirt yarn or any fabric yarn. I used 5 5 t shirts to make a rug that is approximately 18 in diameter but if you have more time and patience than i do or if you want a bigger rug you could use more shirts. You ll also want the fabric weight to be fairly consistent so don t try to pair up a hanes t shirt with a paper thin cotton shirt from br.
Choose t shirts that are mostly or 100 cotton and have no or very little print on them preferably only above the arm line. My question is when the rug started getting rug size it wasn t nearly as tight as the first severaly rows. This rag rug diy measures 2 across and uses 9 men s size large cotton t shirts. Extra long knitting loom 62 peg strong fork and or knitting hook.
As we weave they will become tighter. Tie a loop at the end. Remember to keep your stitching very loose.