Make a denim rag rug utilizing a few basic craft materials.
Denim rugs to make.
Pre worn cotton denim is soft and washable and it s a thirsty fabric if you use the rug as a bathmat or a rainy day door mat.
Sew the strips together end to end to create three long denim strips that each measures 3 inches wide by 84 inches long.
First cut the waistbands from the jeans as close to the seams as possible.
This tutorial gets around this by showing you how to make a no sew blue jean rug.
This simple upcycling project puts old denim to use in a beautiful new way.
I wanted a fairly large rug so i just cut a piece of cardboard measuring 4 x 6.
Waistband denim rug pillarboxblue.
A cute b woven and c relatively easy for a first time rug maker.
I wanted to make a kitchen rug for the studio that was.
Don t worry if some of your waistbands are not intact or are a bit small.
Use a mixture of jeans waistbands from dark to light denim to show off the shades of indigo.
I understand that we are to make our own template for the hexie but what size hexie did you use.
All bits of the waistband will be useful.
Sewing denim can be difficult especially with the thick parts such as the seams and waistbands.
The denim rug tutorials 1.
I love this idea.
How to make an upcycled denim rug.
Salvage old jeans and repurpose them to make a shabby chic shag rug.
I made this last week and couldn t believe how easy it was.
Step 1 use scissors to cut strips out of old denim jeans that measure 3 inches wide by 12 inches long each.
If you have a few old bedsheets around this is the perfect way to use them and get an adorable rug out of the process.
This denim rug also happens to be an ikea hack.
With the help of a stiff wire brush the edges of the denim are instantly frayed giving the rug color pattern and gorgeous soft texture.
Looking for a new way to recycle all those old jeans.
Either way is easy and fun to make the rugs.
You can easily make them with a rug loom as well to get a different looking rag rug it s 4 pieces of wood screwed together with nails on 2 sides you can find plans for them on the web easily.
Velvet march 16 2018.
Here s a great diy tutorial to make a recycled rug out of old denim.
Thanks for the great tutorial.
After a bit of research i found the perfect woven rug that fits all my needs.
It kind of reminded me of the crochet hexies my granny made and stitched them all up for a quilt.
Love your denim rug.