Diy Braided Rag Rug
Follow these tips for your handmade braided rug and use grandma 39 s four strand braid and interlocking method to cut down the amount of sewing.
Diy braided rag rug. The video photos help tremendously and the directions are the most concise i found. Make a charming braided rag rug from free and nearly free fabrics scraps upholstery samples and remnants. You may want to make a memory rag rug from clothing that you need to recycle such as t shirts commemorating running events. I have made braided and crochet rag rugs and also woven i used sheets and even died some i needed bright red of course.
When you reach the end of the braided yarn push the sewing machine needle to the down position so that it is stuck inside your rug and leave your sewing machine foot down. There are lots of diy posts about rag rugs out there but most of them just left me confused. Anyway i trim off the corners of the sheet to make more of an oval shape and cut a continuous oval out of the sheets the gradual turn in the fabric didn t seem to make a difference. Then simply continue sewing.
Fortunately this braided rag rug tutorial by megan nielsen is excellent and most likely the best you re going to find.