How To Make A Large Braided Rug

Hand stitch the ends of these three strips of fabric together.

How to make a large braided rug.

Lay down the same length braids side by side pin them together and finally sew them to keep them in place. Braid the strips until you reach the length of the rug you want to make. To make a braided rug you ll need the following supplies. Square or rectangle shaped rug make a bunch of braids which are similar in length.

Continue braiding until it is 56 feet long. When the braid gets long enough re pin the end to the base again and again. Once you have this little slit made tear. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

You can rip right down the sheet to make your strips without cutting and they will stay the same width. Continue braiding and sewing the strips on for as long as desired. Step 1 part 1. I made mine about 1 1 2 inches wide but yours can vary depending on how tightly braided you want your rug to be.

Old clothing or fabric enough for you to cut 30 yards of 1 inch strips scissors a ruler a pencil a safety pin straight pins a sewing needle and some thread. You can sew these strips on using the back stitch. Begin braiding the tightly. Start by cutting a small strip on the end of the sheet lengthwise not across.

We have found an easy way that takes a fraction of the time using simple braids and a sewing machine. Start a basic three strand braid image 2. Attach new strips to the old ones making sure to overlap the last two inches. Tie the yarn strands together with a knot at the very end of them.

You can also overlap the yarns instead of making knots. Remove the clothes pin from the ends of the yarn and start a new section of the yarn on the short end. This will make a 3 foot braided rug. Begin a basic three strand braid image 1.

Braided rugs have been around for a long time and there are countless different ways to make them. For a round or oval rug coil the end of the braid so it looks like a snail shell pin that together and sew it to keep it all in place and then just keep coiling and pinning and then use that.