How To Make A Custom Rug Out Of Fabric

If you added two inches of fabric fold the fabric on top of itself first to create a hem and then fold over the mat.

How to make a custom rug out of fabric. If needed add extra spray adhesive along the edges of the fabric and the rubber mat. Spray the rug backing s smooth side with adhesive spray and place it onto the fabric. Spray glue is sold like spray paint in a can no equipment needed but it does cost about 8 a can. Use painter s tape to create stripe pattern.

Then lay the fabric right side up on top of those two layers making sure it is nice and flat as well image 1. White glue like elmers would work. On the occasion that you do find the perfect rug but it falls outside your budget consider recreating the coveted design with a little fabric paint just as katie from mountain modern life had. I wanted a simple striped border in burgundy to match the rest of my bedroom decor.

This will keep it from slipping both while you paint and when you walk on it afterwards. When you cut the rug base to the size you have determined that you want use a straight edge and mark a line on the outside border of the vinyl to make sure that you cut in a straight line. On my strip of drop cloth i used glue to fold about half a inch of it over to make a neat line i do this on both sides with glue and then add more glue to the strip and place the rug on top of half of the strip and and add more glue and fold the other half of the strip on top of the rug. Starting with the long sides fold the fabric edges up over the mat.

Make sure you get the whole surface covered. Lay the cotton batting on top of the rug pad also pressing out any creases or folds. Place the fabric over it and smooth it out. Next break out your fabric paint painter s tape and a foam brush.

What you need to do is apply the glue to the vinyl and use a paint brush to smooth it out.