For a round rug simply coil the braid into a spiral starting at the sewn end.
How to make a round woven rag rug.
I decided to grab a bunch of blue toned shirts and some neutrals so my rug had some sort of a colour scheme.
Multiply the total by two for your starting length.
When you are pinning the last braid tuck it under the rug and stitch it into place.
A braided rug seemed like an awesome idea and one that could actually give new life to the worn out old shirts.
Use fabric scissors to make a 2 cut at each mark.
Then take a pull all the frayed strings off the edges of each piece.
Put the new strip on top of the existing and pass the tail end through the slit holes.
Keep coiling and pinning and sew all the coils together.
Oval or round shaped rug you need very long continuous braids to create these shapes because you have to coil them to get an oval or circle.
Weaving braiding knotting and crochet are some of the ways to make a no sew rag rug.
Make sure you keep your strips as clean as possible because these will really mess you up while you are braiding.
Then take the end and hook it around something to create some tension on your braid.
Gently pull the strip until it goes all the way to the other side.
I took on this project over the weekend and while it does take a long time i m so happy with the result.
For a round or oval rug coil the end of the braid so it looks like a snail shell pin that together and sew it to keep it all in place and then just keep coiling and pinning and then use that.
At each cut rip the fabric apart and it should tear evenly all the way across the sheet.
Repeat process until each sheet is ripped into even strips.
Here are 7 ways to make a rag rug that can be used with both jersey or woven fabric.
When coming to the end of a strip and need an extension fold the end of the strip at about 1 1 5 from the edge make a small slit vertically.
Take 3 strips and make a knot at the end of them.
Do the same to the new strip.
Hold the coils together with strips of masking tape on one side of the rug.
If you don t have a sewing machine there are plenty of easy rag rug making techniques that don t require sewing.