Use the leg part and discard the part of the jeans with the pockets and zipper.
How to make rag rugs out of old jeans.
You just need some old jeans scissors yarn one clothespin and a piece of cardboard cut to the size you want your rug to be.
Use scissors to cut strips out of old denim jeans that measure 3 inches wide by 12 inches long each.
There are a lot of great diy tutorials out there for designing and creating your own scrap fabric rag rug designs.
Rag rugs made with blue jeans are strong and durable and will last for many years.
Remove pockets zippers hems and waistbands using sewing shears to cut the heavy fabric.
There is more than one way to make a blue jean rug.
So let s get to it.
I ve made a video showing you the best way to cut up t shirts to make rag rugs.
How to make an upcycled denim rug first cut the waistbands from the jeans as close to the seams as possible.
Some involve sewing others are a denim no sew upcycle.
Don t worry if some of your waistbands are not intact or are a bit small.
Step 1 cut old blue jeans into 1 inch strips.
Once you cut it up into strips you don t notice any holes or staining in the fabric.
I wanted a fairly large rug so i just cut a piece of cardboard measuring 4 x 6 then cut tiny slits at each end to put my string through.
Sew the strips together end to end to create three long denim strips that each measures 3 inches wide by 84 inches long.
Take old fabric turn it into yarn and make yourself a new floor rug.
Wash and dry the denim items.
Old clothing that is too worn out to donate is the perfect material for making rag rugs.
Making rugs out of old denim is one of my favourite ways to upcycle fabrics.
Cut along the edges of the thick seams and save the single layers of fabric.
This makes it a great fabric to repurpose into a blue jean rug.
Use a mixture of jeans waistbands from dark to light denim to show off the shades of indigo.
I have rounded up some of the cleverest and unique ways to make an upcycled denim rug.