How To Make A Denim Rug From Old Jeans

It is estimated the seams from 50 pairs of jeans were used to make this rug.

How to make a denim rug from old jeans.

Remove pockets zippers hems and waistbands using sewing shears to cut the heavy fabric. One option is to make a braided rug by sewing braided strands of denim yarn together. Sew the strips together end to end to create three long denim strips that each measures 3 inches wide by 84 inches long. Press with your fingers to help the denim adhere to the mat.

Cut along the edges of the thick seams and save the single layers of fabric. I wanted a fairly large rug so i just cut a piece of cardboard measuring 4 x 6 then cut tiny slits at each end to put my string through. You will need a lot of denim seams from old jeans to make this gorgeous woven jeans rug. A third option is weaving the denim strips.

Here s a great diy tutorial to make a recycled rug out of old denim. Slide 1 inch on one side of the seam under the rug and fold the seam around to the top of the canvas mesh to hide the edge. Don t worry if some of your waistbands are not intact or are a bit small. I made this last week and couldn t believe how easy it was.

Use a mixture of jeans waistbands from dark to light denim to show off the shades of indigo. And finally the denim yarn can be used for latch hooking a rug. Secondly you can also crochet or knit the strips into a rug. Spray the inside of the seam with spray adhesive.

How to make an upcycled denim rug first cut the waistbands from the jeans as close to the seams as possible. You just need some old jeans scissors yarn one clothespin and a piece of cardboard cut to the size you want your rug to be. Step 1 use scissors to cut strips out of old denim jeans that measure 3 inches wide by 12 inches long each.