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Woven T Shirt Rag Rug

This is a modern take on the traditional braided rag rug. Try to keep that in mind that when you are sewing keep the braid loose not tight.

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T shirt fabric is a knit material that stretches.

Woven t shirt rag rug. If the length is too long it would be hard to weave them through in next step. Start pre coiling your rug. Rug woven from t shirts.

T shirt fabric strips are braided then sewn together on a sewing machine. How to make continuous t shirt yarn for weaving a rag rug important. Also helpful was an instructable for t shirt yarn by jessyratfinkfunso next i decided to make more t.

The rug was built with 15 loops for the warp base strips of my rug and 175 strips woven through. Keep the yarn in shorter lengths in this step and organized the same color piece into a yarn ball. After our first t shirt rag rug tutorial i got lots of requests to make a rectangle shaped rag rug.

Coil it somewhat gently so it doesnt pucker up into a braided t shirt bowl lol but try not to let any gaps show from one ring to the next. Pre coiling this braid will help you stay organized while you are sewing and will also give you an idea of how big your rug is going to beif you need to add or remove shirts. Otherwise you could end up with curves or waves in your rug.

It can be a bit tricky to sew very large rugs are they get a bit unwieldy as the rug grows but its worth the effort. I used a large straight rotary blade and a metal ruler to cut three navy shirts into the 15 loops then cut the rest of the shirts into 175 strips. T shirts are a great source for recycle projectsi was inspired by make a braided t shirt rug by suzelac to make my own braided t shirt rug.

Of course i am happy to make one because it was so much fun and a hand made rag rug looks beautiful in any style home from farmhouse to bohemian to modern.

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