Now that you ve gathered your tools and materials let s make a t shirt rug.
How to make at shirt latch hook rug.
Repeat on all for sides to bind the edges of the rug.
Blank latch hook canvas latch hook yarn you can buy pre cut latch hook yarn but to save money i cut mine by hand 2.
Push your hook through a square.
Rug canvas a rug canvas is used to latch hook on to make a rug.
My neighbor had me make a quilt out of her husband s old t shirts and there were leftover pieces.
The hook will need to go under and through.
Fold an edge over one or two times and whipstitch around the edge until secure.
Then grab a mesh rug canvas a latch hook a cup of your favorite beverage and get set up in front of your favorite tv series.
My sons grew and needed bigger clothes.
I knew that you could make a rag rug with scraps of material and a latch hook but i didn t want to open cut ends look i wanted to see if i could figure out how to make a rug or wall hanging that was similar to loop stitch.
You might get hooked on rug making when you find out how relaxing it is to create these beautiful no waste projects.
Loop latch hook rag rug tutorial last month i made a small rag rug finally playing with an idea i had had for a while.
My husband lost a lot of weight and needed smaller clothes.
Choose a size that is at least a few inches larger than you d like your finished rug to be.
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Latch hook mats and tools allow almost anyone to design and create a latch hook rug even if you re not a veteran.
Terri show you how to make a beautiful latch hook rug using a kit by herrschner s.
While the process is the same thing repeated over and over again it does take some time like 30 hours and effort 80 t shirts.
My finished rug is 18 5 x 27 started as 30 x 36.
T shirt latch hook rug.
This is what it looks like folded up.
How to make a t shirt rug.
Like i mentioned above for a large latch hook tshirt rug you ll need about 80 large to x large tshirts and approximately 14 000 1 x 4 strips.
Before you throw them out or give them away make some t shirt yarn.