Build a makeshift loom out of scrap wood and a piece of plywood hammer nails at the edges maintaining a gap of about an inch and then follow the instructions to make a t shirt rug in your own loom.
How to make a tshirt rug.
You can transform your old t shirt into a something very beautiful and useful.
Choosing fabric colors for your diy rag rug how much fabric do i need to make t shirt yarn.
I ll be the first one to admit that i 38ren am a hoarder.
T shirt knot rug woven on a loom.
Cut the sleeves off like so.
Stick the knots into the glue strip leaving 1 2 inch between each knot image 2.
The number of t shirts you have on hand will determine the size of your rug.
Make a braided t shirt rug with even limited sewing skills.
Diy hula hoop t shirt rag rug all parenting.
Round up a bunch of t shirts.
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.
T shirt rug no sew.
Lay your t shirt flat.
Free t shirts from random events shirts i no long.
You can make a diy hula hoop t shirt rag rug from your old t shirt.
The konmari method has never worked for me lol.
I used 5 5 t shirts to make a rug that is approximately 18 in diameter but if you have more time and patience than i do or if you want a bigger rug you could use more shirts.
Select a few old t shirts from your closet a thrift store or your aunt marcy s nascar t shirt collection.
My room is littered with dozens upon dozens of shirts i should ve gotten rid of years ago.
Keep gluing t shirt sections in one straight line along an edge of the mat image 1.
They can even have stuff printed on them.
Move onto the next row.
How to make a braided t shirt rug what you need.
Make the t shirt yarn.
T shirts of similar weights 100 cotton or as close to it as you can get sharp fabric scissors or a rotary cutter if you wish size q crochet hook.
Use these braided rugs in a small size as chair cushions or make larger pieces to serve as area rugs welcome mats or splash mats in the kitchen.
To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts.
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.
Continue to glue knotted t shirt sections all the way up the edge of the mat.