Diy Rug From Tshirts

Select a few old t shirts from your closet a thrift store or your aunt marcy s nascar t shirt collection.

Diy rug from tshirts.

My husband likes to tell people that it made up of 14 000 strips. This elegant crochet rug garners a lot of attention on account of the use of contrasting colors in concentric circles. Approximately five to six skeins will give you a 2 x 3 rug and 10 to 12 skeins a 4 x 6 etc. Half inch wide or thinner.

Diy no sew rug made out of old t shirts you ll need. They can even have stuff printed on them. I used 5 5 t shirts to make a rug that is approximately 18 in diameter but if you have more time and patience than i do or if you want a bigger rug you could use more shirts. Place a piece of cardboard under the rug because the hot glue will seep through the holes and make a mess.

Cut shirt into strips. Simply hot glue the strips in place directly on the top of the rug pad bunching the strips together on top of the glue. While the process is the same thing repeated over and over again it does take some time like 30 hours and effort 80 t shirts. It s really easy and there s no need for needle or thread.

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. In this video we re showing you how to make a rag rug. The latch hook t shirt rug is one of the biggest diy projects i ve taken on and one that i m very proud of. Repeat for all of your t shirts until you have enough yarn.

To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts. Since this rug requires sewing you need to be careful not o pull the thread too tight lest it turns out to be bumpy. If you love this diy diy rug from old t shirts and want to make it by yourself then you need approximately 7 t shirts and the crochet hook. Once the glue dries run your hand over the top of the rug to remove any loose pieces.

Old shirts preferably cotton shirts fabric scissor or rotary cutter latter is better it s a lifesaver rug canvas you can purchase it at amazon latch hook. Steps to crochet a t shirt rug. Choosing fabric colors for your diy rag rug how much fabric do i need to make t shirt yarn. 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.