How To Make A Rug From Upholstery Fabric

2 2 3 yards roughly equals a 5 8 foot rug.

How to make a rug from upholstery fabric.

Lay the cotton batting on top of the rug pad also pressing out any creases or folds. You can create a custom sized rug by measuring the area you need and buying enough fabric to cover the area. Miter the corners to make it look really professional. The fabric will be stiff but just pull it tightly around to the back.

I decided to figure out how to make a rug myself using just a drop cloth and fabric paint. Lay the no slip rug pad on the floor. On my strip of drop cloth i used glue to fold about half a inch of it over to make a neat line i do this on both sides with glue and then add more glue to the strip and place the rug on top of half of the strip and and add more glue and fold the other half of the strip on top of the rug. The layers of poly are what make the fabric wipe able so your rug will stay clean.

2 1 2 to 3 yards yields 2 long runners. Then lay the fabric right side up on top of those two layers making sure it is nice and flat as well image 1. Just cut the fabric about 2 inches bigger than the finished rug size. On the occasion that you do find the perfect rug but it falls outside your budget consider recreating the coveted design with a little fabric paint just as katie from mountain modern life had.

After you have two coats of dry poly on your rug you can now turn the edges and secure them to the back of the vinyl. To save money look for upholstery remnants bargain bins or leftovers from other projects. Then lay the fabric right side up on top of those two layers making sure it is nice and flat as well image 1. Press it flat to remove all creases.

Press it flat to remove all creases. Cut the rag rug to the exact size of the finished rug fold over and iron the edges of the upholstery fabric. 1 yard will produce an entry sized rug. If you skimp on layers of poly dirt would be harder to clean off.

Lay the cotton batting on top of the rug pad also pressing out any creases or folds. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.