How To Weave A Rug

In the same way as a hand knotted rug a final cotton kilim is woven followed by two rows of double knots.

How to weave a rug.

Tie them in knots on the ends or sew the ends together to string them all together like a giant ball of yarn. Step 1 cut a hole in the ends of both strips you want to join step 2 shove the new one through the old one step 3 then push the tail end of the new strip through its own hole and tug until snug. This video explains how to do the basic weave which is the only technique you will use when we. Repeat the weaving process until you are about 2 from the cardboard slots on the other end of the rug.

And by weaving two rows of soumak next to each other a braid like pattern appears which is great for dividing a weave into two distinct sections. Make sure to pay attention to the width of your rug as you go and keep it as even as you can. This process of layering rows wefts of wool continues until the kilim is completed. Note that the front and the back of a kilim weave look identical.

The extra pieces are snipped off later as part of the finishing of the rug. This type of weaving gives you a lot of control over your width since you can simply tighten or loosen your strip as you make the turn at each end. This is 2 out of 4 videos demonstrating how to make a rag rug. Start cutting the warp threads in small groups of 2 and making an overhand knot to keep the rug from unravelling.

I choose fringe for now. In this series of videos lynne milsom from fibre arts bootcamp demonstrates in her delightfully casual style how to create beautiful rag rugs for very lit. Soumak weave the soumak weave also known as the braid weave is a great way to add a 3d texture to your weave. If you don t want the fringe you can weave it in later or sew some fabric tape around the edges.