I originally made this video to show my workshop group how to make a rug.
How to make a rag rug cushion.
From hats and bags to cushions and linings and even clothing you guys were full of great ideas.
It was incredibly popular during the victorian times when lower income families embraced rag rugging as a way to make the most out everything they had.
But you might be wondering how to make a rag rug.
You can see it in action here.
Ragged life rug hook this is the quickest and easiest tool to make loopy rag rugs.
Hemmed cushion hessian to make a 40 x 40cm cushion our hessian is the perfect weave for rag rugging 10 holes per inch and is entirely pre hemmed and.
Using lock stitching along three sides of the cushion worked well.
These should be hemmed along one long edge each and sewn to the rag rug with these edges overlapping in the centre.
Rag rugging is a fabulously thrifty craft whereby old clothing and fabric scraps are cut up and woven through a hessian backing to create beautiful rugs and textile pieces for the home.
To make this gorgeous shaggy rag rug cushion monica used almost 3 4 of one side of a king sized duvet cover for the cream outer and re used the back and cushion pad of an old cushion to make up it up.
Cutting a rag rug and disrupting the seams is a lot like tearing pages from a composition notebook.
Rag rug cushion kit.
Rag rug cushions make a great first project for any rag rug beginner.
The fabric chosen for this needs to be reasonably thick to support the weight of the rag rug.
Another extremely popular craft is the rag rug and our remnants are just perfect to get you started with rag rug making.
Our hook is perfectly crafted to make loopy rag rugging a doddle.
They re small enough that they don t seem too daunting for someone who has never done the craft before but are large enough that after finishing one you can feel confident embarking on a number of different projects.
There are so many different styles of rag rug diy.
To form the back opening of the cushion cover cut out two rectangles approximately 3 4 of the length of the rag rug.