I ve made this one from old sheets assorted fabric scraps and some strong twine.
Using scraps to make a rag rug.
Take old fabric turn it into yarn and make yourself a new floor rug.
There are a lot of great diy tutorials out there for designing and creating your own scrap fabric rag rug designs.
A rag rug is made out of your leftover fabric scraps or old tarnished clothes and rags.
Basically i used strips of fabric 1000s of them cut about 1 inch x 5 inches.
The closer together you make these lines the denser your rug will be.
I know i have.
So let s get to it.
No need to even bother tying the strips.
I stuffed these strips into a non skid rug mat and voila.
About 1 inch 2 54 centimeters apart would be a good place to start.
Whether it s a new woven mat for the kitchen a shag rug beside the bed or an entire area rug with dazzling colors.
Keep in mind that you ll also need to use more fabric as well.
Crochet a coiled scrap fabric rag rug adapted from a basket making technique this coiled and crocheted circular rug is perfect for using up woven fabric scraps.
It s a great and fun way to recycle and repurpose.
The other great thing is that our fabric scraps are mostly white so you can dye them any colour you like.