Repeat process until each sheet is ripped into even strips.
How to sew a flat rag rug.
Use your sewing machine extension or quilting extension table to make a flat bed.
Use your ruler and marker to make a mark every 2 across the longest side of each of your bedsheets.
If you pull it up it will curl a bit.
Stitch the tail all the way around so it will lay flat and be hidden when you turn the rug over.
To do this lay the fabric very flat on your sewing surface and ease in until the outside edge can lay flat without curling.
You can even cut it into a shape such.
Fold the tail of the braid under so it points toward the center of the rug.
It is a rubber mesh like mat that people place under rugs to keep them from slipping.
You can usually find them alongside the other rug making supplies in an art store or in the home improvement section of a store step 2 cut the mat down to the desired size.
These extra stitches compensate for the added volume needed at the oval ends so the rug doesn t buckle.
In order to do that and keep the rug flat she adds extra stitches by braiding in the same holes.
Use this tip when your area rug is curling on the ends and won t lay flat.
Quick cheap and easy way to get your area rug to lay flat.
Only do this if you have a heavy duty sewing machine that is built for sewing thick fabrics.
At each cut rip the fabric apart and it should tear evenly all the way across the sheet.
Step 1 get a non slip rubber rug mat.
Sew the side of the braid with a zigzag stitch so that the braid join up side by side.
Set your sewing machine on a loose and large zigzag stitch.
Curl the rug around its self and sew the braids together.
This will help keep the rug flat and not curl.
Hide the head end of the braid when your rounding strip reaches there.
You can make your rug a square or a rectangle.
Pin it to secure.
Use fabric scissors to make a 2 cut at each mark.
If you don t have one of these or don t have a sewing machine at all the best option is to hand sew the braids together.