Rag Rug Tutorial Braided
Cut the fabric into long 1 1 2 inch wide strips.
Rag rug tutorial braided. Braided rag rug instructions. Pencil and ruler 4. The internet is full of different rag rug crafting guides. The total strip length needed depends on the size of the rug you want to make.
A video demo on how to make your own braided rag rug. Fortunately this braided rag rug tutorial by megan nielsen is excellent and most likely the best you re going to find. The love racing to see who gets to the end of the sheet the fastest. Whatever you do don t stop experimenting and you might even make crocheted ones someday.
The video photos help tremendously and the directions are the most concise i found. Last time i sewed a braided rag rug it looked like a hat when i was done. Mark the edge of the old bedsheet 1 apart. 1 old bedsheets 3 king size should be enough to make 3 rag rugs 2.
Lol also i don t cut the strips for the rugs down all the way just enough to start them and then i get the kids involved. If you re on your way to make your first one choose a tutorial that is for beginners. Sewing machine and threads. Safety pin and pin 5.
Machine stitch the strips together at their ends to make extra long strips. The no sew woven version is something of a unicorn. The no sew woven version is something of a unicorn. Sew them with right sides together and use a 1 2 inch seam allowance.
Make three of the extra long strips. Here s a tutorial on how to make rag rugs so you can make some too. Trust me on this i have looked. Tutorial by remodelaholic on behalf of lemon thistle 3.
Generally the most straightforward sort of rug to make is the no sew braided rag rug. Making a braided rag rug usually involve sewing. There are lots of diy posts about rag rugs out there but most of them just left me confused. Snip and tear to the end.
The weaving below follows the same principle that we all used in making those funny cotton loop potholders under over under over.