Rag Rug is almost done.
Do you ever wonder what to do with old table cloths, jeans, or scraps of material? Recycle them into a very usable rag rug.
First cut the material into strips of cloth about 2.5 inches (6.35 cm) by any length. Use scraps of equal thickness so the rug will be all the same thickness.
Then fold the edges in !/4 inch, (6.35 mm)
Fold that in half to one inch (2.54 cm)
Sew the edges and braid three strands of differing lengths.
Stitch the braids together to form the size of rug you desire. We have used cotton thread in the past but are now trying fishing monofilament. Stitch on the back side of rug only, so it won’t show.
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It looks beautiful. I remember seeing rugs like that when I visited a “pioneer village” in Canada many years ago. I’m going to send the link to a friend who is much better with her hands and colours than I am.
My wife makes at least one rug every winter. She likes to have indoor projects going when it’s raining and the garden isn’t in full production. This year she is using stained table cloths that we want to recycle. Last year she used a bunch of old jeans. I’m almost sorry that it goes on the floor when it’s done, but that’s what it’s for. 🙂
Just wonderful and I bet the cats love them too.
In the UK simple traditional home made rugs are made by cutting up any old cloth into small pieces and then one corner pushed through a type of hessian backing and then stitched into place and when finished are also beautiful. Thanks for showing.
Excellent stuff, I’ll most definitely show this to Gosia who loves to create things from nothing; I’ll have to do a post on all the toys she has made for Malina 🙂
I bet she was busy building her nest for Malina.
Great idea,
I can’t resist telling you that RagRug sounds like a band I heard years ago. They were terrible. Your idea is not.
We have a couple of these rugs in our home, but they were made by others. I’ve been saving up pieces of fabric and old clothes for just this purpose. Thanks for the quick tutorial!
All you need now is a couple more hours in the day.