This simple t shirt hula hoop rug is a great in front of the tv activity for teens and adults to upcycle those random t shirts.
How to make a tshirt rug with a hula hoop.
This project is super fun and easy to do.
You will start by cutting your t shirts into strips and this creates your t shirt yarn and you weave from the center out.
Repurpose them into a rug using a hula hoop as a loom.
Make a cardboard loom or hula hoop loom.
Cut off the hemmed bottom of all shirts and discard.
Cut one shirt into one inch horizontal strips so that they are loops.
I started small as a test so i ended up using both types of looms you can skip the cardboard and just use the hula hoop for bigger rugs.
Scissors about a dozen t shirts 33 inch hula hoop.
If you don t have a hula hoop you can make a rug on a cardboard loom of any size by joining several pieces of cardboard together with glue and tape.
How to make a rag rug.
For the warp cut 1 inch wide loops from the bodies of one or two tees removing the hem and stopping at the sleeves.
Hula hoop t shirt rug instructions video.
We have included a video above that shows you just how easy this project is.
You will need 14 strips.