T Shirt Rag Rug Weaving
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 shirt rag rug weaving. Finger crochet a round t shirt rag rug says. 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. Otherwise you could end up with curves or waves in your rug. 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.
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. T shirt fabric is a knit material that stretches. 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. A little while ago i discovered a great book on weaving t shirt rag rug wall tapestries and other types of cloth rugs.
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. Also helpful was an instructable for t shirt yarn by jessyratfinkfun so next i decided to make more t sh. One t shirt makes about 18 yards of weft. Choosing fabric colors for your diy rag rug how much fabric do i need to make t shirt yarn.
Old laundered t shirts sheets and even plastic bags. June 27 2016 at 6 20 am t shirt knot rug woven on a loom. If you don t have a sewing machine there are plenty of easy rag rug making techniques that don t require sewing. Once you get the bug you ll be making a rag rug for every room in your home.
A rag rug is an excellent way to recycle old t shirts socks sheets and well anything you can cut into strips. Crochet a rag rug from old t shirts. Try to keep that in mind that when you are sewing keep the braid loose not tight. Rug woven from 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. The whole process of building a simple rag rug loom and weaving a t shirt rug was so much fun. 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.
The cost will be almost free and the finished. 7 ways to make rag rugs 1. You can also start gathering alternative materials such as. For this rug you need approximately 1 1 4 yd green 1 2 yd blue 2 1 2 yd light yellow fabric.
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.