How To Make A Rag Rug From Denim
Salvage old jeans and repurpose them to make a shabby chic shag rug.
How to make a rag rug from denim. Pre worn cotton denim is soft and washable and it s a thirsty fabric if you use the rug as a bathmat or a rainy day door mat. The only way i had seen before was a braiding method but i found it hard on the hands and gave up. All bits of the waistband will be useful. I m going to give it a whirl will be using floss or fishing line cause it s durable.
Sewing denim can be difficult especially with the thick parts such as the seams and waistbands. This denim rug also happens to be an ikea hack. First cut the waistbands from the jeans as close to the seams as possible. Sew the strips together end to end to create three long denim strips that each measures 3 inches wide by 84 inches long.
A rag rug is the perfect upcycling project because denim is so hard wearing. I ve been wanting to make a rag rug for years but am intimidated by the process have plenty of curtains sheets and fabrics gifted to me of course it s used but a lot of it looks new. How to posted by deidra l. Make a denim rag rug utilizing a few basic craft materials.
Free tutorial with pictures on how to make a rag rug in 9 steps by braiding with thread fabric scissors and jeans. This tutorial gets around this by showing you how to make a no sew blue jean rug. Raggedy jeans won t go to waste. How to make an upcycled denim rug.
The denim rug tutorials 1. Use a mixture of jeans waistbands from dark to light denim to show off the shades of indigo. Step 1 use scissors to cut strips out of old denim jeans that measure 3 inches wide by 12 inches long each.