Make Your Own Woven Rag Rug

Anybody could make this woven rag rug, and it’s SO simple to customise it to be any measurement, form, or shade you want in your house.

I needed to make a woven rag rug that was cute, woven, comparatively simple for a first-time rug maker. After a little bit of analysis, I discovered the right woven rug that matches all my wants!

You probably have just a few previous bedsheets round, that is the right means to make use of them (and get an lovely rug out of the method).

Provides:
-3 king-size flat cotton bedsheets
-piece of cardboard (23″ x 43″)
–material scissors
–masking tape
-marker
–clear ruler

Step One: Use your ruler and marker to make a mark each 2″ throughout the longest facet of every of your bedsheets. Use material scissors to make a 2″ lower at every mark.

Step Two: At every lower, rip the material aside (it ought to tear evenly all the best way throughout the sheet). Repeat this course of till every sheet is ripped into even strips. Separate strips by shade and sample.

Step Three: On every of the quick ends of your cardboard, begin 2″ from every finish and mark 2″ lengthy strains each 1/2″. Use scissors to chop 2″ slots at every mark.

Step 4: Collect three material strips of varied colours into a bunch, fold the group in half lengthwise, and place one finish into the primary slot (it ought to cling over the sting just a few inches).

Place the opposite finish into the corresponding spot on the alternative facet. You probably have numerous strings hanging off the perimeters of your strips, try to pull the large clumps of strings off earlier than you place into the cardboard slots.

Repeat this course of for every strip throughout the cardboard. It’s going to get fairly full after you will have just a few teams positioned, however simply maintain going till you’re performed.

Step 5: Designate one shade as your weaving strip, and wrap a bit of masking tape round one finish to make it simpler to weave by means of the strips.

Beginning about 2″ in from the tip of your cardboard slots, start to weave the weaving strip underneath and over every group till you get to the opposite facet.

Make certain to go away a 6″ tail at your starting spot (you’ll lengthen this on the finish). As a result of the cardboard is so full, the primary row of weaving would be the hardest because it’s tough to inform one group from one other.

Simply do the most effective you’ll be able to—when you get just a few strips into the fallacious bunch, it received’t make a distinction on the finish.

When you get to the opposite finish along with your weaving strip, make a U-turn by going over or underneath the final bunch (whichever is required relying on the place you find yourself), and weave your means again to the opposite facet (it needs to be a lot simpler this time).

As you end every row, straighten out the weaved strip along with your fingers and slide it as near the row earlier than it as you’ll be able to.

Repeat the weaving course of till you’re about 2″ from the cardboard slots on the opposite finish of the rug. Make certain to concentrate to the width of your rug as you go, and maintain it as whilst you’ll be able to.

This sort of weaving offers you numerous management over your width since you’ll be able to merely tighten or loosen your strip as you make the flip at every finish.

Whenever you get to the tip of your weaving strip, you’ll need to be a part of a brand new strip to the present one so you’ll be able to carry on weaving.

Lower a slot into the tip of your weaving strip and the start of your new strip, and pull an inch or two of your new strip by means of the slot on the present strip.

Move the tail finish of your new strip by means of the slot on the brand new strip and pull tight. Now you will have an extended strip! Preserve doing that every time you should lengthen your weaving strip.

Step Six: To complete the ends, make a U-turn across the final bunch the place your weaving ended, and thread your weaving strip down by means of the primary uncovered part of your final row of weaving (see above picture).

Pull tight. Once more, cross over to the following uncovered weaving and thread down by means of that part and pull tight. Proceed till you attain the tip, and tie your weaving strip onto one of many strips within the final group of strips.

Repeat course of on the alternative finish (you’ll have to affix a strip to elongate the tail of your starting weaving strip first).

Step Seven: You’re nearly performed! Simply place a ruler or a bit of cardboard within the place you need to trim your ends and use material scissors to trim the surplus items. As soon as the ends are lower, you’ll be able to take away the cardboard backing.

You probably did it! You simply made a rug!

I’m fairly pleased with my first try at rug making. I feel it’s simply what our house wanted (the colour appears to be like so good with the DIY concrete countertop).

For those who desire to purchase a hand-crafted rug, try Elsie’s favourite rugs on Etsy (or our favourite rugs underneath $250). xo, Laura

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Woven Rag Rug

The right way to make a woven rag rug from torn material items.

3
king-size
flat sheets
cotton

Use your ruler and marker to make a mark each 2″ throughout the longest facet of every of your bedsheets. Use material scissors to make a 2″ lower at every mark.
At every lower, rip the material aside, and it ought to tear evenly all the best way throughout the sheet. Repeat course of till every sheet is ripped into even strips. Separate strips by shade and sample.
On every of the quick ends of your cardboard, begin 2″ from every finish and mark 2″ lengthy strains each 1/2″. Use scissors to chop 2″ slots at every mark.
Collect three material strips of varied colours into a bunch, fold the group in half lengthwise, and place one finish into the primary slot (it ought to cling over the sting just a few inches).

Place the opposite finish into the corresponding spot on the alternative facet. You probably have numerous strings hanging off the perimeters of your strips, try to pull the large clumps of strings off earlier than you place into the cardboard slots. Repeat this course of for every strip throughout the cardboard. It’s going to get fairly full after you will have just a few teams positioned, however simply maintain going till you’re performed.
Designate one shade as your weaving strip, and wrap a bit of masking tape round one finish to make it simpler to weave by means of the strips. Beginning about 2″ in from the tip of your cardboard slots, start to weave the weaving strip underneath and over every group till you get to the opposite facet.

Make certain to go away a 6″ tail at your starting spot (you’ll lengthen this on the finish). As a result of the cardboard is so full, the primary row of weaving would be the hardest because it’s tough to inform one group from one other. Simply do the most effective you’ll be able to, and when you get just a few strips into the fallacious bunch, it received’t make a distinction on the finish.
When you get to the opposite finish along with your weaving strip, make a U-turn by going over or underneath the final bunch (whichever is required relying on the place you find yourself), and weave your means again to the opposite facet (it needs to be a lot simpler this time). As you end every row, straighten out the weaved strip along with your fingers and slide it as near the row earlier than it as you’ll be able to.

Repeat the weaving course of till you’re about 2″ from the cardboard slots on the opposite finish of the rug. Make certain to concentrate to the width of your rug as you go, and maintain it as whilst you’ll be able to. This sort of weaving offers you numerous management over your width since you’ll be able to merely tighten or loosen your strip as you make the flip at every finish.
Whenever you get to the tip of your weaving strip, you’ll need to be a part of a brand new strip to the present one so you’ll be able to carry on weaving. Lower a slot into the tip of your weaving strip and the start of your new strip.

Pull an inch or two of your new strip by means of the slot on the present strip. Move the tail finish of your new strip by means of the slot on the brand new strip, and pull tight. Now you will have an extended strip! Preserve doing that every time you should lengthen your weaving strip.
To complete the ends, make a U-turn across the final bunch the place your weaving ended, and thread your weaving strip down by means of the primary uncovered part of your final row of weaving (see above picture). Pull tight. Once more, cross over to the following uncovered weaving and thread down by means of that part and pull tight.

Proceed till you attain the tip, and tie your weaving strip onto one of many strips within the final group of strips. Repeat course of on the alternative finish (you’ll have to affix a strip to elongate the tail of your starting weaving strip first).
Place a ruler or a bit of cardboard within the place you need to trim your ends and use material scissors to trim the surplus items. As soon as the ends are lower, you’ll be able to take away the cardboard backing.