I based this project on an incredible t shirt hula hoop rug i saw on the disney family fun site where they used strips of t shirts for the weft.
How to make a hula hoop rug.
This simple t shirt hula hoop rug is a great in front of the tv activity for teens and adults to upcycle those random t shirts.
Click play above to view.
Anne wrote a splendid d i y tutorial on how to make a hula hoop rug of your own check it out.
Such a fun hands on diy project.
The larger the hula hoop the larger your finished rug will be.
Make a few and spread them throughout the room.
How to make a rag rug.
Cut off the hemmed bottom of all shirts and discard.
You will start by cutting your t shirts into strips and this creates your t shirt yarn and you weave from the center out.
You will need about a dozen t shirts and a hula hoop to make a t shirt rag rug.
The hula hoop t shirt rug as seen in family fun magazine.
The rug was made on a hula hoop loom using an old t shirt for the warp and a massively huge ball of finger knitting for the weft.
Cut one shirt into one inch horizontal strips so that they are loops.
Anne of crafts blog flax twine made a great hula hoop rug inspired by a recycled tee hula hoop project she spotted at the disney family fun site see pic below.
It s a very good tutorial that you will find easy to follow along with.
In real life well it.
This project is super fun and easy to do.
Hula hoop rug tutorial using a hula hoop for a frame this tutorial shows us the easiest way to make a tshirt rug.
So easy even your child can do it as shown in the picture.
We have included a video above that shows you just how easy this project is.
Stretch these loops in pairs around the hula hoop in a pinwheel pattern.
Hula hoop t shirt rug instructions video.
A hula hoop ring some old yarn or old tees some finger knitting action is all you need to make a rug.
For the warp cut 1 inch wide loops from the bodies of one or two tees removing the hem and stopping at the sleeves.
Repurpose them into a rug using a hula hoop as a loom.
When i read through these directions i was surprised how easy it was to create.
Here is the perfect craft to recycle t shirts make a woven rug using a hula hoop as a loom.
Supplies needed to make a t shirt rag rug.