How To Make A Rug From Old Climbing Rope

While living aboard our sailboat nine of cups we were constantly replacing worn and chafed halyards and dock lines.

How to make a rug from old climbing rope.

How to turn an old rope into a cute little rug with almost no sewing. Making a rope rug somehow seems to be an envious skill but i don t think it demands all that much talent just patience and not much of that either. Welcome to another diy for less. A classic use for old rope.

Diy round rope area rug. Using the zigzag stitch tuck the end of the rope under your rug so it disappears from sight and sew over it to secure. Finally you can step on it all you want. Climbing rope rugs are popular pieces of decor for climbers and non climbers alike.

Here we re going to show you how to turn your old climbing rope into a rug. Well i ve made my fifth rope rug out of an old climbing rope this one out of a length of 100 feet of half inch static line. You ll also find there a list of the materials and tools you ll need to make the rug mat. Today i am tackling the task of creating a rope area rug.

So easy to make and a great. There are tons of articles and videos detailing how to create your very own rope rug. By hand expect to spend several days at 2 3hr per day. Old climbing rope rug from imgur.

Rugs can also be sewn the resulting rugs are larger a circle has roughly a 35 diameter for a 60m rope and flat. Rather than throw the old lines away i. In addition to the printed pattern you ll need a a couple 20 meter sections of climbing rope a piece of wood some nails and something to cut the rope and treat the ends so that they don t fray. Dress up your entryway with a pretty durable and affordable rope rug.

You spent years avoiding stepping on your rope and yelling at your friends when they did. L one or more old rope s l a few feet of strong nylon thread and a stout curved needle l silicone caulk and a caulk gun l duct tape for the basic one rope rug loosely flake out the rope near a hard flat surface in an area that you can spare for a few hours and can keep free from pets or roommates. The only supplies you need to craft this outdoor inspired decoration is a climbing rope and a lighter. Sewn rugs are much more durable than the tape and glue variety.

Use your old corks for these 25 clever ideas. This project is similar to this instructable but this project has a different approach.