How To Make A Sisal Rope Rug

You can see clips of me demonstrating how to make this rug on the rachael ray show here.

How to make a sisal rope rug.

You can make your rug as big or as small as you d like. Starting with one end of the rope roll it around itself a couple of times. Using the zigzag stitch tuck the end of the rope under your rug so it disappears from sight and sew over it to secure. Buy and dye some dollar store clotheslines or recycle your old climbing ropes and get to knitting crocheting coiling or just good old fashioned gluing.

Loop the sisal over the hook part of the. Using rope and a plain mat as the base cami from the diy blog tidbits shares the tutorial for making this charming rug. While winter brings to mind ornate wool rugs and sturdy but plain salt and snow soaked doormats summer rugs can be lighter and more playful. You could also use this sisal rope to create coasters or plate chargers.

To finish the rug use your fabric strip to wrap your end of the rope similar to how you wrapped the rope at the beginning of the rug just make sure the end of the rope is covered and sew down the middle to secure. There isn t really an exact formula to get your measurements you just want to make sure you have at least 3 5 different sizes my rug turned out to be approximately 24 5 x30 when i was finished and i used all of my sisal rope. I also used an old fitted sheet for the bottom of the rug but you can use any type of fabric sheet or rubber backing to make it non slip. Place the end of the rope in the middle of the non stick rug pad and apply hot glue to adhere it in place.

And pull that loop through the slip knot leaving you with only the new loop on the hook. Make sure you are working on top of a poster board or cardboard because the hot glue will drip through the rug pad. Hold it down for a minute to secure it while the glue dries. Be sure to check out what my friends made with their sisal rope they never disappoint with.

This tutorial requires 16 worth of clothesline rope and some hardcore crochet skills and the. Our completed diy sisal rug measures 45 5 d using 7 rolls of 50 sisal rope.