Tee Shirt Rug

I used 5 5 t shirts to make a rug that is approximately 18 in diameter but if you have more time and patience than i do or if you want a bigger rug you could use more shirts.

Tee shirt rug.

I ll be the first one to admit that i 38ren am a hoarder. How to make a braided t shirt rug what you need. Round up a bunch of t shirts. Free t shirts from random events shirts i no long.

Continue to glue knotted t shirt sections all the way up the edge of the mat. To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts. I chose mostly cotton but other fabrics will work too. Materials and tools to make a rag rug from t shirt yarn.

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. Build a makeshift loom out of scrap wood and a piece of plywood hammer nails at the edges maintaining a gap of about an inch and then follow the instructions to make a t shirt rug in your own loom. Place a strip of hot glue 1 inch from the previous row. Stick the knots into the glue strip leaving 1 2 inch between each knot image 2.

You ll also want the fabric weight to be fairly consistent so don t. Field trip to salvation army woohoo. Keep gluing t shirt sections in one straight line along an edge of the mat image 1. Select a few old t shirts from your closet a thrift store or your aunt marcy s nascar t shirt collection.

T shirt rug no sew. Repeat for all of your t shirts until you have enough yarn. T shirt knot rug woven on a loom. You can give them any shape as it s up to your requirement of the rug.

Approximately five to six skeins will give you a 2 x 3 rug and 10 to 12 skeins a 4 x 6 etc. Making the diy t shirt rug is very easy and it can be. My room is littered with dozens upon dozens of shirts i should ve gotten rid of years ago. The konmari method has never worked for me lol.

Here s how i made my own crochet rug from repurposed t shirts. Move onto the next row. They can even have stuff printed on them. You can make it in one color or if you have different colors old t shirt then you can make it in a colorful design.

Choose t shirts that are mostly or 100 cotton and have no or very little print on them preferably only above the arm line.