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How to make a four strand braided rug.
The entire rug is made with a 4 strand braid tucked into itself.
In order to make the woven rug shown in the top picture look up four strand braided rag rugs i make them using a four strand braid where you loup the fourth strand into the previous row.
Instructions for a four strand braided rug the simplest form of braiding is the common three strand braid.
Start a basic three strand braid image 2.
2 king sized bedsheets cut and ripped into strips.
When making a rug this is quite a slow process as the braid is likely to be fairly thin and the coils may seem to be endless.
Hand stitch the ends of these three strips of fabric together.
Select three strips of fabric of different lengths very important.
For example a 2 by 3 foot rug will need 1 foot of center braid while a round rug only needs a few inches for the center braid.