T Shirt Loop Rug

16 20 t shirts only use t shirts without side seams and without decals below the armpit make your tarn t shirt yarn.

T shirt loop rug.

The warp should not be stretched too tight. My question is when the rug started getting rug size it wasn t nearly as tight as the first severaly rows. Choosing fabric colors for your diy rag rug how much fabric do i need to make t shirt yarn. You ll also want the fabric weight to be fairly consistent so don t try to pair up a hanes t shirt with a paper thin cotton shirt from br.

This rag rug diy measures 2 across and uses 9 men s size large cotton t shirts. Each rug took 16 20 t shirts worth of t shirt yarn. Latch hook mats and tools allow almost anyone to design and create a. As we weave they will become tighter.

Recycle your old t shirts into a green craft project and make a useful shag rug. Round up a bunch of t shirts. To make a t shirt rag rug first we need to make some t shirt yarn or any fabric yarn. I did keep the fabric pulled as tight through the whole rug.

Tie a loop at the end. T shirts scissors a sewing machine this is the machine that i have a medium knit sewing machine needle size 90 14 plus spares thread a clothespin a measuring tape or ruler. To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts. How to make a braided t shirt rug what you need.

How to make a rag rug. They can even have stuff printed on them. Meaning the fabric sections that loop got to be about 2 inches apart instead of around a 1 2 inch like they were the first several rows. Choose t shirts that are mostly or 100 cotton and have no or very little print on them preferably only above the arm line.

How to make latch hook rugs with t shirts. In this case i used xxl men s t shirts from goodwill. Tie a loop at the very beginning. I measured it into 1 inch strips for rugs.

Next reach through. The t shirt rug is made up of a bunch of single crochet stitches using your fingers no hook. To begin create a slip knot with 2 strands of t shirt yarn together. Select a few old t shirts from your closet a thrift store or your aunt marcy s nascar t shirt collection.

Zigzag the warp onto the nails on the upper and lower bars. On my first trip to salvation army to get fabrics to make our rag rug i ended up with a pile of t shirts the size of an elephant realizing i was totally lost in all the colors i put them all back. Extra long knitting loom 62 peg strong fork and or knitting hook.