Place a piece of cardboard under the rug because the hot glue will seep through the holes and make a mess.
How to make a rug from old t shirts.
Repeat for all of your t shirts until you have enough yarn.
Simply hot glue the strips in place directly on the top of the rug pad bunching the strips together on top of the glue.
Starting at the bottom hem cut t shirts across into 2 inch strips image 2.
Only basic crochet skills are required to make this handy mat.
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Then cut the 2 inch strips into 4 5 inch long sections images 3 4.
An easy rag rug diy project that works up very quickly.
Crochet a rag rug from old t shirts.
Materials and tools to make a rag rug from t shirt yarn.
To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts.
Make a braided t shirt rug with even limited sewing skills.
I chose mostly cotton but other fabrics will work too.
7 ways to make rag rugs 1.
Once the glue dries run your hand over the top of the rug to remove any loose pieces.
You ll only need one or two old t shirts some scissors to cut up your yarn with and a large crochet hook.
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Approximately five to six skeins will give you a 2 x 3 rug and 10 to 12 skeins a 4 x 6 etc.