Rag Rug Weaving Techniques
If you are using the legs of old jeans to make your upcycled denim rug than you ll just need a few pairs of jeans.
Rag rug weaving techniques. Just use a sturdy corrugated carton box from your recycle pile. You can also consider using the krokbragd technique to add some borders to your rag rug in a sett of 8 but it won t be weft faced. Janet and john locey owners of bell hill farms in hollister ca show us janet s rag rug weaving techniques and some great tools that john has created to as. Peter was the best.
Here are 7 ways to make a rag rug that can be used with both jersey or woven fabric. This woven rag rug tutorial doesn t require any loom for weaving. The cover picture doesn t match my edition either but i can t see mine on here. Weaving braiding knotting and crochet are some of the ways to make a no sew rag rug.
Tutorial by remodelaholic on behalf of lemon thistle 3. If you wish to weave the krokbrag rug a traditionally weft faced weave you will need a 5 dent rigid heddle. Allen presents all the basics of equipment weaving and designing through line drawings interspersed with color photographs of finished rugs by other artists. This braided method tutorial on how to make a rag rug gives a neater more uniform end result which is amazing considering that it is made from a selection of about one inch scraps of varying lengths.
Take his chapter on soumak weaving. I hope everyone can do their part on greening the earth again and reduce the rubbish that loaded the landfill turn trash into gold. 12 clever and unique ways to make a blue jean rug. This is 2 out of 4 videos demonstrating how to make a rag rug.
If you don t have a sewing machine there are plenty of easy rag rug making techniques that don t require sewing. This type of weaving gives you a lot of control over your width since you can simply tighten or loosen your strip as you make the turn at each end. Step by step instructions are given for 12 rug projects. This video explains how to do the basic weave which is the only technique you will use when we.
Make sure to pay attention to the width of your rug as you go and keep it as even as you can. I weave occasionally as a hobby playing with intricate patterns for fun. Repeat the weaving process until you are about 2 from the cardboard slots on the other end of the rug. If like me you keep your family s old jeans to repurpose and recycle i m sure you will find a denim area rug tutorial that s just right for you.