Pretty easy to do just single crochet back and forth for the main part and one row of double crochet all around the edge.
How to make denim braided rug.
This denim rug also happens to be an ikea hack.
The denim rug tutorials 1.
Pull the strip until it forms a knot connection the new strip of fabric to the tail of the old image 4.
Once i had braided a length of about 3 feet i folded the braid in half and stitched the center together to create the center of my rug.
You can rip right down the sheet to make your strips without cutting and they will stay the same width.
Square or rectangle shaped rug make a bunch of braids which are similar in length.
How to make an upcycled denim rug first cut the waistbands from the jeans as close to the seams as possible.
I cut the denim into a long strip of about 1 cm wide and used an 8 mm crochet hook.
As you make your way around your rug may start to pucker don t pull too tight on the fabric.
I made mine about 1 1 2 inches wide but yours can vary depending on how tightly braided you want your rug to be.
Pull the new strip through and insert its tail through the slit you cut in that new strip image 3.
It looks a bit rustic and i made a few mistakes but i don t mind the vintage look.
Arrange the strips so that the folded edge faces the outer upper edges.
Braid the strips until you reach the length of the rug you want to make.
Use a mixture of jeans waistbands from dark to light denim to show off the shades of indigo.
This tutorial gets around this by showing you how to make a no sew blue jean rug.
When you braid keep the braid flat.
Waistband denim rug pillarboxblue.
From that point forward i sew a few more strips on finish the edges braid a little and sew the new lenth of braid onto the rug.
A rag rug i made from tatty old denim jeans.
Oval or round shaped rug you need very long continuous braids to create these shapes because you have to coil them to get an oval or circle.
For a round or oval rug coil the end of the braid so it looks like a snail shell pin that together and sew it to keep it all in place and then just keep coiling and pinning and then use that.
Lay down the same length braids side by side pin them together and finally sew them to keep them in place.
Once you have this little slit made tear.
Sewing denim can be difficult especially with the thick parts such as the seams and waistbands.
Coil the braid into a spiral shape pin it together then sew to keep it all in place.
This will look nice and neat.
Fold the strips so the nice side of the denim faces out.