Trim the edges so that your fringe is even.
How to make a braided rug from yarn.
You can also use old curtains sheets and clothes to design a beautiful braided rug.
Go outdoors and use polycrylic finish to seal the rug.
Braided rugs are simple to make but are uncommon these days as people barely get the time to create large pieces of household accessories.
Make a gorgeous and sturdy braided rug from bits and pieces and worn out fabrics.
This will make your rug waterproof and much more durable for your next rainy day.
Make more yarn balls.
Remove the ends of each braid after the yarn line.
Making rugs yourself is an art and skill one must muster if they enjoy arts and crafts.
Before the age of television people had more time to work with their hands and were very creative with simple yarn.
If you want to create a yarn rug yourself try this fun way to make this beautiful floor piece.
Approximately five to six skeins will give you a 2 x 3 rug and 10 to 12 skeins a 4 x 6 etc.
Upcycle old tee shirts in.
Use the black yard and a tapestry needle to stitch along the edges of the rug base tacking down each braid.
Next step is to prepare the t shirts by cutting them and turn them into yarn.
I used 5 5 t shirts to make a rug that is approximately 18 in diameter but if you have more time and patience than i do or if you want a bigger rug you could use more shirts.
This video will show you how make t shirt yarn by making one continuous strip from a t shirt.
Repeat for all of your t shirts until you have enough yarn.
See more ideas about rug tutorial diy rug rag rug.
I used a method that i found on youtube but i took some photos of this step for here.
The task is fairly simple.
Here s how to put together a braided rag rug from fabric scraps.
Braided rugs are a work of art not usually designed at home anymore.
However it will require a fair amount of time to complete.
T shirt yarn is also known as t yarn.