How To Make A Denim Rug From Old Jeans

Remove pockets zippers hems and waistbands using sewing shears to cut the heavy fabric.

How to make a denim rug from old jeans. Step 1 use scissors to cut strips out of old denim jeans that measure 3 inches wide by 12 inches long each. Sew the strips together end to end to create three long denim strips that each measures 3 inches wide by 84 inches long. A third option is weaving the denim strips. You will need a lot of denim seams from old jeans to make this gorgeous woven jeans rug.

And finally the denim yarn can be used for latch hooking a rug. Press with your fingers to help the denim adhere to the mat. You just need some old jeans scissors yarn one clothespin and a piece of cardboard cut to the size you want your rug to be. Secondly you can also crochet or knit the strips into a rug.

How to make an upcycled denim rug first cut the waistbands from the jeans as close to the seams as possible. Slide 1 inch on one side of the seam under the rug and fold the seam around to the top of the canvas mesh to hide the edge. Don t worry if some of your waistbands are not intact or are a bit small. Spray the inside of the seam with spray adhesive.

Use a mixture of jeans waistbands from dark to light denim to show off the shades of indigo. I made this last week and couldn t believe how easy it was. It is estimated the seams from 50 pairs of jeans were used to make this rug. I wanted a fairly large rug so i just cut a piece of cardboard measuring 4 x 6 then cut tiny slits at each end to put my string through.

Wash and dry the denim items. Bind the canvas mesh mat edges if desired using the discarded jeans seams. I ve used the seams of old jeans to make a denim tabletop lampshade before you don t need quite as many seams for this project.