Rag Rug From Bed Sheets
A cute b woven and c relatively easy for a first time rug maker.
Rag rug from bed sheets. In our home we have a lot of of rag rug collection from my grandma with lots of different designs. Fold the centerpiece of the leftover bed sheet after all the stripping to a size of about 23 x 17. Then my mom who has boxes of fabric scraps showed me her treasure trove of white bed sheets. I place an old curtain at the bottom to further reinforce the rag rug you can do without it if your bed sheet is not as tattered as mine.
I knew i would be making bed sheet rugs. I bought these sheets from value village. I basically cut up 3 single twin bed sheets i had which i no longer used in to strips of approximately 15cm x 3cm. I wanted to make a kitchen rug for the studio that was.
This rag rug is very simple to make but can be very time consuming. I try to find queen or king sized flat sheets because they are the easiest to rip however sometimes i use smaller sheets fitted sheets or even duvet covers if i love the colour of the fabric. She also loves making this. I wanted to find a braided method that could be completely done by hand with no use of a crochet hook or sewing needle.
I have made braided and crochet rag rugs and also woven i used sheets and even died some i needed bright red of course. So when i came across rag rugs i was so inspired to create my own awesome rag rug too. 2 flat or fitted double bed sheets. Tack stitch to secure all layers.
My mom is really meticulous on household chores. Though we already have carpet in our study room my mom put rag rug to the door. If you have a few old bedsheets around this is the perfect way to use them and get an adorable rug out of the process. I then knotted each strip to the anti rug slip.
20 x 24 rug. 10 mm crochet hook us size n 15 uk size 000 scissors. To make the larger rug you need to have at least 3 bed sheets if you don t have any old sheets at home to use you can purchase them for a reasonable price at a second hand shop. The idea of a fabric rug intrigued me but i did not care for mine to be multicolored.
Anyway i trim off the corners of the sheet to make more of an oval shape and cut a continuous oval out of the sheets the gradual turn in the fabric didn t seem to make a difference. 25 x 40 rug. How to make a rag rug.