Gather your materials together and follow these instructions for starting your rug.
How to make a flat braided rug.
Once you have this little slit made tear.
Start by cutting a small strip on the end of the sheet lengthwise not across.
As mentioned if you re putting together a square or rectangle you can just lay the braids side by side pin them together and then use a needle and thread to sew them together.
Working from the center outward you ll need to keep the braids tacked together by stitching them at pretty close intervals so there are no gaping holes.
Alternatively you can braid three strips of fabric together into braids and then turn the braid into a circular or oval braided rug.
Oval or round shaped rug you need very long continuous braids to create these shapes because you have to coil them to get an oval or circle.
Now you re ready to braid your rug.
I made mine about 1 1 2 inches wide but yours can vary depending on how tightly braided you want your rug to be.
Make braid an inch longer than the length you determined because the end will have to turn back on itself when you begin to work on the next part of the rug.
Start a basic three strand braid image 2.
Lay down the same length braids side by side pin them together and finally sew them to keep them in place.
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Coil the braid into a spiral shape pin it together then sew to keep it all in place.
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Tie off the end of the braid once you ve finished.
This is a great way to.
As you reach the end of a set of strips tie a new piece of fabric of each variety to the end of its corresponding fabric in your braid.
Square or rectangle shaped rug make a bunch of braids which are similar in length.
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Be sure to keep the braid tight.
Continue until you have braided all of your fabric strips.
You can rip right down the sheet to make your strips without cutting and they will stay the same width.
Begin a basic three strand braid image 1.
Begin lacing your finished braids together going in and out between the braid in the same way you would lace your shoes.