How To Make A Round T Shirt Rug

A braided rug seemed like an awesome idea and one that could actually give new life to the worn out old shirts.

How to make a round t shirt rug.

A great little rug for the kitchen floor with a nice monochrome stripey pattern. Continue to glue knotted t shirt sections all the way up the edge of the mat. It also teaches you what to look for and how to make adjustments if you want to. Cut the shirt below the arm line and below any print hence the no or little print rule.

The t shirt rug is made up of a bunch of single crochet stitches using your fingers no hook. You have made t shirt yarn. Remember to keep your stitching very loose. Now you have a chance to get super creative.

To begin create a slip knot with 2 strands of t shirt yarn together. Make the crochet t shirt rug. How to make a braided t shirt rug what you need. You can make a round rug or an oval or a rectangle.

Stick the knots into the glue strip leaving 1 2 inch between each knot image 2. Long strips of fabric old sheets and curtains are ideal and far easier to work with than t shirt scraps sewn together to make them longer sewing scissors. Weave yourself an eye catching rug using nothing but old t shirt fabric. Next reach through.

A great idea for. Get your crochet hook out and you can create a large doily rug out of scrap material. Keep gluing t shirt sections in one straight line along an edge of the mat image 1. How to start crocheting round using t shirt yarn and cotton yarn.

I decided to grab a bunch of blue toned shirts and some neutrals so my rug had some sort of a colour scheme. Now cut the t shirt into 1 5 inch strips avoiding the 1 inch allowance. Fold the t shirt from one side to the other side but leave it about 1 inch short from actually meeting ends this is your 1 inch allowance. T shirts scissors a sewing machine this is the machine that i have a medium knit sewing machine needle size 90 14 plus spares thread a clothespin a measuring tape or ruler.

For a round or oval rug. How to make a rag rug. I took on this project over the weekend and while it does take a long time i m so happy with the result. Give your new yarn a good stretch to make the edges curl and then roll it into a ball.

Move onto the next row. This rag rug diy measures 2 across and uses 9 men s size large cotton t shirts. They can even have stuff printed on them. Crochet tutorial that teaches you how to make a round rug using t shirt yarn.