It requires ripping making small cuts and doing lots of threading loops and pulling them tight.
Diy toothbrush rug.
Toothbrush rugs get their name from the tool used to make them.
They last for 20 30 years.
A really great recycling project is to make a toothbrush rag rug.
Rag rugs are often called toothbrush rugs because of the type of tool used to make them.
Although these charming oval rugs look complicated they are really simple once you master the basic pattern.
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How to make a toothbrush rug.
Folks used to cut the head off an old toothbrush and file it down to a point while using the pre drilled hole for hanging your tooth brush as a place to attach the fabric to.
These are machine wash and dry.
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These traditional rugs are created using a modified toothbrush fabric strips and a basic blanket stitch.
You don t actually need a toothbrush it s just a left over term from half a century ago.
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