Hi vivian the purpose of the increase and decrease is to make the rug round or else it will have a lumpy bit where you stopped if you continue with the pattern of colours i use in the example then you should have the spiral pattern continue through your rug however it is easier to use a few similar colours as it is more forgiving if you have to make adjustments to keep the rug round.
How to make a tshirt rug without sewing.
I remember when we were younger mom used our old clothing as a rug.
The weight of the rug was pulling it off the machine.
My mother in law gave me her sewing stash a couple years ago so this was a great project to use up all of those partial spools.
Time consuming but kind of fun i have started my rug it is approximately 8 inches in diameter right now when coiled up.
Once the glue dries run your hand over the top of the rug to remove any loose pieces.
11 26 2011 i took 4 of my husband s old shirts that were in the rag bag headed to goodwill and cut them up into strips.
She will just lay the old clothe folded half on the floor and voila.
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Best of all they are all eco friendly too.
Place a piece of cardboard under the rug because the hot glue will seep through the holes and make a mess.
Continue sewing the braid to the rest of the rug sandwiching the end.
When you get to the end of your rug tuck the tail under the previous row and sew it down.
I secretly wished that she buys a ready made rug instead.
From braided to woven there are lots of ways to make a rug.
Fold the end of the braid against itself by 1 inch 2 54 centimeters.
To be honest it was sore in the eyes.
Finish the rug by tucking and sewing the end down.
Simply hot glue the strips in place directly on the top of the rug pad bunching the strips together on top of the glue.
T shirts the amount will depend on how big you want your rug.
Here is what you ll need to make this project.
We got our instant rug.
One way to reuse the old clothes is to make them into rugs.
This project will take a ton of thread.