Make Your Personal Woven Rag Rug

Anybody could make this woven rag rug, and it’s SO straightforward to customise it to be any measurement, form, or shade you want on your area.

I wished to make a woven rag rug that was cute, woven, comparatively straightforward for a first-time rug maker. After a little bit of analysis, I discovered the proper woven rug that matches all my wants!

In case you have a number of previous bedsheets round, that is the proper method to make use of them (and get an cute rug out of the method).

Provides:
-3 king-size flat cotton bedsheets
-piece of cardboard (23″ x 43″)
–material scissors
–masking tape
-marker
–clear ruler

Step One: Use your ruler and marker to make a mark each 2″ throughout the longest facet of every of your bedsheets. Use material scissors to make a 2″ lower at every mark.

Step Two: At every lower, rip the material aside (it ought to tear evenly all the way in which throughout the sheet). Repeat this course of till every sheet is ripped into even strips. Separate strips by shade and sample.

Step Three: On every of the quick ends of your cardboard, begin 2″ from every finish and mark 2″ lengthy strains each 1/2″. Use scissors to chop 2″ slots at every mark. 

Step 4: Collect three material strips of assorted colours into a gaggle, fold the group in half lengthwise, and place one finish into the primary slot (it ought to hold over the sting a number of inches).

Place the opposite finish into the corresponding spot on the other facet. In case you have plenty of strings hanging off the edges of your strips, attempt to pull the massive clumps of strings off earlier than you place into the cardboard slots.

Repeat this course of for every strip throughout the cardboard. It’s going to get fairly full after you’ve gotten a number of teams positioned, however simply hold going till you might be accomplished.

Step 5: Designate one shade as your weaving strip, and wrap a chunk of masking tape round one finish to make it simpler to weave by the strips.

Beginning about 2″ in from the tip of your cardboard slots, start to weave the weaving strip below and over every group till you get to the opposite facet.

Be certain that to go away a 6″ tail at your starting spot (you’ll lengthen this on the finish). As a result of the cardboard is so full, the primary row of weaving would be the hardest because it’s tough to inform one group from one other.

Simply do one of the best you possibly can—in case you get a number of strips into the flawed bunch, it gained’t make a distinction on the finish.

When you get to the opposite finish together with your weaving strip, make a U-turn by going over or below the final bunch (whichever is required relying on the place you find yourself), and weave your method again to the opposite facet (it must be a lot simpler this time).

As you end every row, straighten out the weaved strip together with your fingers and slide it as near the row earlier than it as you possibly can.

Repeat the weaving course of till you’re about 2″ from the cardboard slots on the opposite finish of the rug. Be certain that to concentrate to the width of your rug as you go, and hold it as whilst you possibly can.

Such a weaving provides you plenty of management over your width since you possibly can merely tighten or loosen your strip as you make the flip at every finish.

If you get to the tip of your weaving strip, you’ll wish to be a part of a brand new strip to the prevailing one so you possibly can carry on weaving.

Reduce a slot into the tip of your weaving strip and the start of your new strip, and pull an inch or two of your new strip by the slot on the prevailing strip.

Move the tail finish of your new strip by the slot on the brand new strip and pull tight. Now you’ve gotten an extended strip! Maintain doing that every time you’ll want to prolong your weaving strip.

Step Six: To complete the ends, make a U-turn across the final bunch the place your weaving ended, and thread your weaving strip down by the primary uncovered part of your final row of weaving (see above photograph).

Pull tight. Once more, cross over to the subsequent uncovered weaving and thread down by that part and pull tight. Proceed till you attain the tip, and tie your weaving strip onto one of many strips within the final group of strips.

Repeat course of on the other finish (you’ll have to hitch a strip to elongate the tail of your starting weaving strip first).

Step Seven: You’re virtually accomplished! Simply place a ruler or a chunk of cardboard inside the place you wish to trim your ends and use material scissors to trim the surplus items. As soon as the ends are lower, you possibly can take away the cardboard backing.

You probably did it! You simply made a rug!

I’m fairly pleased with my first try at rug making. I feel it’s simply what our area wanted (the colour seems to be so good with the DIY concrete countertop).

In case you choose to purchase a hand-crafted rug, take a look at Elsie’s favourite rugs on Etsy (or our favourite rugs below $250). xo, Laura

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Woven Rag Rug

The right way to make a woven rag rug from torn material items.

• 3
  king-size
  flat sheets
  cotton

1. Use your ruler and marker to make a mark each 2″ throughout the longest facet of every of your bedsheets. Use material scissors to make a 2″ lower at every mark.

2. At every lower, rip the material aside, and it ought to tear evenly all the way in which throughout the sheet. Repeat course of till every sheet is ripped into even strips. Separate strips by shade and sample.

3. On every of the quick ends of your cardboard, begin 2″ from every finish and mark 2″ lengthy strains each 1/2″. Use scissors to chop 2″ slots at every mark. 

4. Collect three material strips of assorted colours into a gaggle, fold the group in half lengthwise, and place one finish into the primary slot (it ought to hold over the sting a number of inches).

   Place the opposite finish into the corresponding spot on the other facet. In case you have plenty of strings hanging off the edges of your strips, attempt to pull the massive clumps of strings off earlier than you place into the cardboard slots. Repeat this course of for every strip throughout the cardboard. It’s going to get fairly full after you’ve gotten a number of teams positioned, however simply hold going till you might be accomplished.

5. Designate one shade as your weaving strip, and wrap a chunk of masking tape round one finish to make it simpler to weave by the strips. Beginning about 2″ in from the tip of your cardboard slots, start to weave the weaving strip below and over every group till you get to the opposite facet.

   Be certain that to go away a 6″ tail at your starting spot (you’ll lengthen this on the finish). As a result of the cardboard is so full, the primary row of weaving would be the hardest because it’s tough to inform one group from one other. Simply do one of the best you possibly can, and in case you get a number of strips into the flawed bunch, it gained’t make a distinction on the finish.

6. When you get to the opposite finish together with your weaving strip, make a U-turn by going over or below the final bunch (whichever is required relying on the place you find yourself), and weave your method again to the opposite facet (it must be a lot simpler this time). As you end every row, straighten out the weaved strip together with your fingers and slide it as near the row earlier than it as you possibly can.

   Repeat the weaving course of till you might be about 2″ from the cardboard slots on the opposite finish of the rug. Be certain that to concentrate to the width of your rug as you go, and hold it as whilst you possibly can. Such a weaving provides you plenty of management over your width since you possibly can merely tighten or loosen your strip as you make the flip at every finish.

7. If you get to the tip of your weaving strip, you’ll wish to be a part of a brand new strip to the prevailing one so you possibly can carry on weaving. Reduce a slot into the tip of your weaving strip and the start of your new strip.

   Pull an inch or two of your new strip by the slot on the prevailing strip. Move the tail finish of your new strip by the slot on the brand new strip, and pull tight. Now you’ve gotten an extended strip! Maintain doing that every time you’ll want to prolong your weaving strip.

8. To complete the ends, make a U-turn across the final bunch the place your weaving ended, and thread your weaving strip down by the primary uncovered part of your final row of weaving (see above photograph). Pull tight. Once more, cross over to the subsequent uncovered weaving and thread down by that part and pull tight.

   Proceed till you attain the tip, and tie your weaving strip onto one of many strips within the final group of strips. Repeat course of on the other finish (you’ll have to hitch a strip to elongate the tail of your starting weaving strip first).

9. Place a ruler or a chunk of cardboard inside the place you wish to trim your ends and use material scissors to trim the surplus items. As soon as the ends are lower, you possibly can take away the cardboard backing.