How To Make Penny Rug Circles

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How to make penny rug circles.

Use ample thread with the end knotted to complete blanket stitches around all three circles. Thus the name penny rug. Check my tutorial about how to cut circles for a penny rug. In the 1800s starting around the time of the civil war thrifty homemakers would use scraps of wool or felted wool from old clothing blankets and hats to create designs for mats or rugs.

For me this is a quick efficient method that yields wonderful and charming wool pennies by the oodles with little effort. Make them 3 25 and 2 75 and 75 if you want. Recycled parts 4 art 12 808 views. Using coins as templates they created circles and each piece was then stitched in blanket stitch fashion.

There are many different ways to cut pennies. You will need 2 large circles one small and one medium. Instructions to make the old n aged and old n worn kits. Gather your wool cut your scraps into circles.

These circles were a wonderful way to use scraps of wool to make something from nothing. Several 3 layered circles three different size circles in three different colors that will be sewn together to create your finished penny rug. For this rug 3 2 and 1 circles. The size you choose is up to you but remember the original penny rugs were made from small circles.

Hold the thread up and start your round reminder i stitch to the right sometimes i go left but not for these photos this backing penny is the backing penny that hides all the stitches of your thread stack and makes a nice finished backed stack. Decide on the size of your penny circles and choose a template. You can make a template from cardboard or plastic. Begin to stitch the backing 2 1 4 inch.

Hooking by the sea retreats instructional video. If you want to stick with tradition use coins for the templates.