How To Make A Hand Knotted Tshirt Rug

It ll probably take a few shirts for you to get the technique down but after that you ll be able to turn a t shirt into a ball of yarn in just a few minutes.

How to make a hand knotted tshirt rug.

It starts with a design drawn on graph paper called a cartoon. Read on to learn how to make a knotted rag rug. Move onto the next row. Woven rugs require a loom but a piece of rainbow has shown how to make a simple rug loom with instructions for making this colourful rag rug.

Lay a t shirt out on your work surface. Then the weavers take the design and begin the process of making the rug one knot at a time. Stick the knots into the glue strip leaving 1 2 inch between each knot image 2. Get the woven rag rug instructions here on a piece of rainbow.

Follow the diagram below first cut off the sleeves and open up the t shirt. Place a strip of hot glue 1 inch from the previous row. I originally made this video to show my workshop group how to make a rug.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.

Continue to glue knotted t shirt sections all the way up the edge of the mat. The ancient art form and master craft of hand knotting rugs continues today. For most common t shirts 1 5 to 2 wide t shirt strips works great for t shirt yarn. The oldest rug in the world is the pazyryk carpet which dates to the 5th century bce.

Learn how to make an oval amish knot toothbrush needle rag rug from old duvet covers and sheets. Then cut the lines cross the body you can use this great rotary cutter which really speeds up the t shirt yarn making process on a cutting mat or use scissors. Well trying to learn persian knot tied rug making is a lot like trying to learn how to make cheese by first discovering you need to learn how to raise cows. When i found out from researching persian rug selling companies on the internet that the authentic hand knotted rugs take about an hour per inch to make by the best weavers.

Continue to add glue and knotted sections until the full doormat is covered image 3. The size of the rug is limited only by the size of the loom. Make a braided t shirt rug sewing required. Knotted rag rugs can bring a true touch of country charm into your house.

Select a few old t shirts from your closet a thrift store or your aunt marcy s nascar t shirt collection. If you need to learn how to create knots and make your ow. Making the yarn is actually really easy. Knotted rag rugs are also a great way for craft enthusiasts to use up small scraps of fabric.