Natural white t shirt yarn recycled crochet bulky yarn spaghetti yarn diy braided round rug yarn cotton basket yarn cotton knit cord.
Braided t shirt yarn rug.
T shirts scissors a sewing machine this is the machine that i have a medium knit sewing machine needle size 90 14 plus spares thread a clothespin a measuring tape or ruler.
Braided yarn rug braided rugs are a work of art not usually designed at home anymore.
A supplemental instruction video showing you how to cut old t shirts into strips perfect for making a braided t shirt rug.
Also helpful was an instructable for t shirt yarn by jessyratfinkfun so next i decided to make more t sh.
They can even have stuff printed on them.
On clicking the above link you will be redirected to a blog post on different crafts.
Push your chair back and braid another few feet of yarn.
On my first trip to salvation army to get fabrics to make our rag rug i ended up with a pile of t shirts the size of an elephant realizing i was totally lost in all the colors i put them all back.
She has given complete instructions on making t shirt yarn and a downloadable pattern to crochet.
To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts.
T shirts are a great source for recycle projects i was inspired by make a braided t shirt rug by suzelac to make my own braided t shirt rug.
Choosing fabric colors for your diy rag rug how much fabric do i need to make t shirt yarn.
There are 329 braided yarn rug for sale on etsy and they cost 17 50 on average.
How to make a braided t shirt rug what you need.
Round up a bunch of t shirts.
Before the age of television people had more time to work with their hands and were very creative with simple yarn.
Just scroll down the post and check out the author s post of july 19 2011.
Rug woven from t shirts.
When you reach the end of the braided yarn push the sewing machine needle to the down position so that it is stuck inside your rug and leave your sewing machine foot down.
Kandiss she used old t shirts to make the rug after you ve cut the cotton jersey knit jersey into strips you pull it just a bit to make tshirt yarn i ve been wondering about methods to make reg rugs from tshirt yarn i have 6 balls of the stuff one x l mens shirt in each ball.
Then simply continue sewing.
You can find the full step by ste.
The most popular color.