How To Make A Braided Rug With Yarn

Diy braided rug make a rug from old clothing fabric scraps.

How to make a braided rug with yarn. Pin the knot onto a work surface and start braiding the yarn keeping it tight and even. I made mine about 1 12 inches wide but yours can vary depending on how tightly braided you want your rug to be. You can rip right down the sheet to make your strips without cutting and they will stay the same width. Fold the extra inch you braided into the center braid so that the four strands lie side by side to the right of the braid.

Remove the clothes pin from the ends of the yarn and start a new section of the yarn on the short end. Continue braiding until it is 56 feet long. Begin braiding the tightly. At this point there are two ways to continue.

Interlock weave fasten a safety pin to use as a needle to the end of each strip image 1. Megan nielsen 528362 views. Pre coiling this braid will help you stay organized while you are sewing and will also give you an idea of how big your rug is going to beif you need to add or remove shirts. Tie the yarn strands together with a knot at the very end of them.

Cut the first six pieces of yarn unwinding them from the chairs and clamp them together with a clothes pin. Make your yarn ropes by unwrapping each skeins of yarn around two chairs set about 6 feet apart. To do it this way you will need to braid about five feet of yarn to start. Braid the strips until you reach the length of the rug you want to make.

Weave the yarn under each v in the braid by pulling it through with the hook. Start by cutting a small strip on the end of the sheet lengthwise not across. How to make a braided rug with yarn step 1. You can braid all of the yarn at once or you can braid as you sew and twirl.

This will make a 3 foot braided rug. We choose the later method. The weaving will go from right to left so imagine the strips are numbered from one to four image 2. Start pre coiling your rug.

Start of crocheting round using t shirt yarn video 1 duration. Lay down the same length braids side by side pin them together and finally sew them to keep them in place. Tie one end to. Coil it somewhat gently so it doesnt pucker up into a braided t shirt bowl lol but try not to let any gaps show from one ring to the next.

You can also overlap the yarns instead of making knots. Once you have this little slit madetear. Work from left to right and right to left down.