Cut the fabric into long 1 1 2 inch wide strips.
How to lace a braided rag rug.
To allow fullness needed to keep rug flat it is necessary to increase by lacing thread through 2 loops on new braid and continuing to lace through alternate loops on rug see sketch.
Shape of rug for an oval rug begin with center braid which measures as long as the difference between width and length of finished rug.
Safety pin and pin 5.
Remember you want the laces tight but you don t want them so tight that the rug begins to bunch up.
The total strip length needed depends on the size of the rug you want to make.
1 old bedsheets 3 king size should be enough to make 3 rag rugs 2.
The hardest part of the entire process is keeping the braided rug flat.
Learn how to thread together a braided rug.
After your braided rug is complete it may require light pressing with a damp cloth and a hot iron.
Let s go and see how i make this 22 x 16 oval shaped braided rag rug recycle tutorial.
Machine stitch the strips together at their ends to make extra long strips.
Be sure to increase enough at each curve to allow rug to lie flat.
Continue this same procedure until three of four yards are braided then begin sewing or lacing rug together.
Braided rag rug instructions.
Sew them with right sides together and use a 1 2 inch seam allowance.
I d been thinking about making a rag rug of some kind but wasn t sure if it was worth the effort.
Begin lacing your finished braids together going in and out between the braid in the same way you would lace your shoes.
An unedited short video demonstrating how to lace a braided rug.
Since i only get 1 5 to 2 hours at a time to get anything done these days i might go insane trying to make a large rag rug like that.
So glad i read your post.
Sewing machine and threads.
Pencil and ruler 4.