Making A Rag Rug From Jeans

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.
Making a rag rug from jeans. This makes it a great fabric to repurpose into a blue jean rug. There are a lot of great diy tutorials out there for designing and creating your own scrap fabric rag rug designs. Rag rugs make your home look cozy and recycling jeans is good for the environment. This little rag rug is pretty sturdy and makes the perfect bedside mat or even a colourful indoor door mat.
This enables you to make use of old jeans while creating a rug that can add to your home decor. Of course the bigger your rug the more jeans you ll need. Just to give you an idea this little mat is made from 2 pairs of large loose fit men s jeans. Old clothing that is too worn out to donate is the perfect material for making rag rugs.
How to make rag rugs. I plan to make more as i find more sheets so we have pretty rugs all throughout our new house. So let s get to it. Salvage old jeans and repurpose them to make a shabby chic shag rug.
I ve made a video showing you the best way to cut up t shirts to make rag rugs. Take old fabric turn it into yarn and make yourself a new floor rug. Make them any size you like. I have rounded up some of the cleverest and unique ways to make an upcycled denim rug.
Rags old clothing old sheets ect. Make a denim rag rug utilizing a few basic craft materials. I suggest doing this while listening to pa s fiddle band cd for full homesteading effect. A good way to recycle old blue jeans is to make them into a rag rug.
A braided rag rug doesn t require any special equipment. Making rugs out of old denim is one of my favourite ways to upcycle fabrics. Some involve sewing others are a denim no sew upcycle. These rugs are versatile and their construction method is very forgiving.
Here s a tutorial on how to make rag rugs so you can make some too. You can use this technique to make a rag rug in any size you like. However used jeans can be used to create a whimsical and useful handicraft such as a rag rug. There is more than one way to make a blue jean rug.
Once you cut it up into strips you don t notice any holes or staining in the fabric.