Hula Hoop Rug Fail

Hula hoop rug fail.

Hula hoop rug fail.

When the rug is the size you want but no closer than 8 inches from the edge of the hula hoop snip open your weft loop. Cut the warp spokes off the hoop one at a time. You will see more details about both methods. Jul 25 2011 uncategorized.

Anyway i picked the largest 3xl t shirt because i thought that since my hula hoop was so big i needed the biggest warp loops. I thought that the stars had aligned and the heavens sang. As seen in the magazine this little rug is gorgeous colorful and free. Tie the ends around a warp spoke and tuck the ends into the rug.

But i loved the test so much that i transferred it to a bigger 30 diameter hula hoop. Cut off the hemmed bottom of all shirts and discard. Cut one shirt into one inch horizontal strips so that they are loops. And no i m not such a good weaver person that i knew what warp was.

According to the instructions on this website the warp are the loops that will provide the skeleton of the rug. Little girl is a pro. Stretch these loops in pairs around the hula hoop in a pinwheel pattern. Hula hoop rug fail.

In real life well it. A couple of weeks ago i stumbled onto a tutorial for how to make a woven rug using a hula hoop and an old t shirt. I was inspired by this to give the rug a try. How to make a rag rug.

Supplies needed to make a t shirt rag rug. Have you heard about the hula hoop rug craft idea. Hula hoop weaving hula hoop rug weaving for kids recycled art knitting designs handmade rugs rug making craft videos basket weaving. Tie the ends in pairs then trim them to make a fringe or tuck them back into the rug.

If not check it out here or you won t be able to fully appreciate how beautiful my effo. I started with cardboard because as a total newbie i was just going to do a quick test first. The hula hoop t shirt rug as seen in family fun magazine. Project hula hoop rug fail.

You will start by cutting your t shirts into strips and this creates your t shirt yarn and you weave from the center out. Hula hoop t shirt rug instructions video. We have included a video above that shows you just how easy this project is. Then i started with the t shirt for the warp.

Hula hoop or cardboard. But alas my journey did not come a happy ending. I have a lot of t shirt scraps from my quilts.