A 6 x 9 foot rug would require a 3 foot center braid.
How to lace a braided rag rug.
The total strip length needed depends on the size of the rug you want to make.
Let s go and see how i make this 22 x 16 oval shaped braided rag rug recycle tutorial.
Shape of rug for an oval rug begin with center braid which measures as long as the difference between width and length of finished rug.
However your rug looks spectacular and really makes that gorgeous coffee table pop.
Since i only get 1 5 to 2 hours at a time to get anything done these days i might go insane trying to make a large rag rug like that.
Machine stitch the strips together at their ends to make extra long strips.
Make three of the extra long strips.
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Begin lacing your finished braids together going in and out between the braid in the same way you would lace your shoes.
To allow fullness needed to keep rug flat it is necessary to increase by lacing thread through 2 loops on new braid and continuing to lace through alternate loops on rug see sketch.
Sew them with right sides together and use a 1 2 inch seam allowance.
Learn how to thread together a braided rug.
An unedited short video demonstrating how to lace a braided rug.
The hardest part of the entire process is keeping the braided rug flat.
1 old bedsheets 3 king size should be enough to make 3 rag rugs 2.
Safety pin and pin 5.
Remember you want the laces tight but you don t want them so tight that the rug begins to bunch up.
Pencil and ruler 4.
Sewing machine and threads.
Cut the fabric into long 1 1 2 inch wide strips.
Continue this same procedure until three of four yards are braided then begin sewing or lacing rug together.
Braided rag rug instructions.