Instead of throwing out old sheets clothes and curtains recycle them into a rag rug for an earth friendly craft project.
How to sew braided rug with straight stitch machine.
1 old bedsheets 3 king size should be enough to make 3 rag rugs 2.
Turn the braid over so the raw edges are facing you.
Sew the ends together using a back stitch or straight stitch on your sewing machine.
The no sew woven version is something of a unicorn.
Lock stitch with reverse.
Making a braided rag rug usually involve sewing.
Sewing machine video 2.
Pencil and ruler 4.
How to sew braided rugs.
Let s go and see how i make this 22 x 16 oval shaped braided rag rug recycle tutorial.
How to sew braided rug pieces together.
Sewing machine and threads.
Begin sewing from the backside of your creation the needle of your sewing machine should be running along the black cloth side of it.
Safety pin and pin 5.
Fold the braid approx 10cm 4 from the end this will be the center of your rug.
If you do have a sewing machine stitch the.
You might want to also sew along the bottom edge of the ties if you don t want them to flap around.