Diy Woven T Shirt Rug

Couple that need with a stack of t shirts left over from the quilt project and you have my newest best friend the t shirt rag rug.

Diy woven t shirt rug.

Round up a bunch of t shirts. Also helpful was an instructable for t shirt yarn by jessyratfinkfun so next i decided to make more t sh. When you get to the end of the braid where the braid starts curving around simply pivot your machine to move with the curve around the braid. They can even have stuff printed on them.

Get your life together with the nifty organization journal. To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts. Whether it s a new woven mat for the kitchen a shag rug beside the bed or an entire area rug with dazzling colors. Rug woven from t shirts.

Take old fabric turn it into yarn and make yourself a new floor rug. Simply add nails to a frame and then add string and t shirt yarn. Make your way over to a beautiful mess to find out how to make the loom and to learn how to create the pattern shown above. 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.

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. This incredible rug is made on a wooden loom that is also handmade. 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. A little while ago i discovered a great book on weaving t shirt rag rug wall tapestries and other types of cloth rugs.

So let s get to it. The whole process of building a simple rag rug loom and weaving a t shirt rug was so much fun. There are a lot of great diy tutorials out there for designing and creating your own scrap fabric rag rug designs. You can make it in one color or if you have different colors old t shirt then you can make it in a colorful design.

You can give them any shape as it s up to your requirement of the rug. Try to keep that in mind that when you are sewing keep the braid loose not tight. Choosing fabric colors for your diy rag rug how much fabric do i need to make t shirt yarn. Making the diy t shirt rug is very easy and it can be.

How to make a braided t shirt rug what you need. Bit ly 2aykxm2 check us out on facebook. 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. Otherwise you could end up with curves or waves in your rug.