How To Make A Hula Hoop T Shirt Rug

Stretch one warp loop over the hula hoop.

How to make a hula hoop t shirt rug.

Push together two warp loops at the top of the hula hoop. This simple t shirt hula hoop rug is a great in front of the tv activity for teens and adults to upcycle those random t shirts. It would be super fun to learn the basic hoop weaving technique by crafting a colorful accent rug to brighten up a room. You will need 14 strips.

How to make a rag rug. Add and secure a second loop perpendicular to the first. I started small as a test so i ended up using both types of looms you can skip the cardboard and just use the hula hoop for bigger rugs. Here is the perfect craft project to recycle old t shirts make a woven rug using hula hoop as a loom.

In this episode of craftster qucikies kittykill teaches you how to turn those old worn out t shirts into a fantastic woven rug using a hula hoop. We have included a video above that shows you just how easy this project is. Hula hoop t shirt rug instructions video. It s a very good tutorial that you will find easy to follow along with.

Click play above to view. Cut one shirt into one inch horizontal strips so that they are loops. Save the unused sleeves for the basket project. Stretch these loops in pairs around the hula hoop in a pinwheel pattern.

Cut off the hemmed bottom of all shirts and discard. If you make one tell me how it goes. If you don t have a hula hoop you can make a rug on a cardboard loom of any size by joining several pieces of cardboard together with glue and tape. For the weft cut at least 50 loops from the remaining shirts.

The oversize looms and easy to use loops of t shirt fabric make these projects particularly appealing to beginning weavers. I made these rugs as a part of my silver award project for girl scouts. Supplies needed to make a t shirt rag rug. Use t shirt yarn.