Weaving braiding knotting and crochet are some of the ways to make a no sew rag rug.
How to make a recycled t shirt rag rug.
To have the t shirt yarn slightly curve at the edges simply pull the strand.
Move onto the next row.
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.
Whether it s a new woven mat for the kitchen a shag rug beside the bed or an entire area rug with dazzling colors.
Round up a bunch of t shirts.
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Another major part of braiding a t shirt rag rug is jointing strips together.
Once the glue dries run your hand over the top of the rug to remove any loose pieces.
Stick the knots into the glue strip leaving 1 2 inch between each knot image 2.
Simply hot glue the strips in place directly on the top of the rug pad bunching the strips together on top of the glue.
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They can even have stuff printed on them.
Step 2 pull strips to curl.
Keep gluing t shirt sections in one straight line along an edge of the mat image 1.
I used a binder clip to keep my braid in place and it worked perfectly.
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One method is to cut the t shirt into strips and tie them to a longer strip that has been made into a base cord.
So let s get to it.
If you don t have a sewing machine there are plenty of easy rag rug making techniques that don t require sewing.
Continue to glue knotted t shirt sections all the way up the edge of the mat.
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There are a lot of great diy tutorials out there for designing and creating your own scrap fabric rag rug designs.
Refashion your old unwanted t shirts into new shag rugs for your floor by cutting them into pieces and using them as rug yarn.
Place a strip of hot glue 1 inch from the previous row.
Because this t shirt rag rug took a few hours to make there were times when i had to put it aside for the day.
Here is a video on how to turn some old t shirts into a rug.
Place a piece of cardboard under the rug because the hot glue will seep through the holes and make a mess.
Wrap the t shirt into a yarn ball.