How To Lace A Braided Rag Rug
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How to lace a braided rag rug. Make three of the extra long strips. The total strip length needed depends on the size of the rug you want to make. The hardest part of the entire process is keeping the braided rug flat. Continue this same procedure until three of four yards are braided then begin sewing or lacing rug together.
I d been thinking about making a rag rug of some kind but wasn t sure if it was worth the effort. 1 old bedsheets 3 king size should be enough to make 3 rag rugs 2. Sew them with right sides together and use a 1 2 inch seam allowance. Begin lacing your finished braids together going in and out between the braid in the same way you would lace your shoes.
An unedited short video demonstrating how to lace a braided rug. Cut the fabric into long 1 1 2 inch wide strips. After your braided rug is complete it may require light pressing with a damp cloth and a hot iron. Be sure to increase enough at each curve to allow rug to lie flat.
Safety pin and pin 5. Machine stitch the strips together at their ends to make extra long strips. A 6 x 9 foot rug would require a 3 foot center braid. Since i only get 1 5 to 2 hours at a time to get anything done these days i might go insane trying to make a large rag rug like that.
Braided rag rug instructions. Sewing machine and threads. So glad i read your post. Let s go and see how i make this 22 x 16 oval shaped braided rag rug recycle tutorial.
To allow fullness needed to keep rug flat it is necessary to increase by lacing thread through 2 loops on new braid and continuing to lace through alternate loops on rug see sketch. However your rug looks spectacular and really makes that gorgeous coffee table pop.