How To Make A Round T Shirt Rug

Round up a bunch of t shirts.

How to make a round t shirt rug.

Remember to keep your stitching very loose. A great little rug for the kitchen floor with a nice monochrome stripey pattern. Continue to glue knotted t shirt sections all the way up the edge of the mat. This rag rug diy measures 2 across and uses 9 men s size large cotton t shirts.

A braided rug seemed like an awesome idea and one that could actually give new life to the worn out old shirts. Now you have a chance to get super creative. I decided to grab a bunch of blue toned shirts and some neutrals so my rug had some sort of a colour scheme. Crochet tutorial that teaches you how to make a round rug using t shirt yarn.

Long strips of fabric old sheets and curtains are ideal and far easier to work with than t shirt scraps sewn together to make them longer sewing scissors. A great idea for. I took on this project over the weekend and while it does take a long time i m so happy with the result. Fold the t shirt from one side to the other side but leave it about 1 inch short from actually meeting ends this is your 1 inch allowance.

Use in crocheting rugs round baskets table mats or anything else round. For a round or oval rug. They can even have stuff printed on them. Give your new yarn a good stretch to make the edges curl and then roll it into a ball.

You have made t shirt yarn. To begin create a slip knot with 2 strands of t shirt yarn together. Make the crochet t shirt rug. Next reach through.

Move onto the next row. Now cut the t shirt into 1 5 inch strips avoiding the 1 inch allowance. 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. Keep gluing t shirt sections in one straight line along an edge of the mat image 1.

Place a strip of hot glue 1 inch from the previous row. Stick the knots into the glue strip leaving 1 2 inch between each knot image 2. Cut the shirt below the arm line and below any print hence the no or little print rule. You can make a round rug or an oval or a rectangle.

How to start crocheting round using t shirt yarn and cotton yarn. The t shirt rug is made up of a bunch of single crochet stitches using your fingers no hook. It also teaches you what to look for and how to make adjustments if you want to. How to make a rag rug.