How To Make A Cotton Rope Rug

Plus it s super cheap so you can make a whole rug for less than 20.

How to make a cotton rope rug.

I then decided to challenge myself by making a row out of loops. The hardest part about making a rope rug is gathering the supplies and finding the time to actually make the darn thing. Hold the coil down with your hands so it doesn t unravel. Any kind of rope will work but i chose cotton clothesline because it s soft but durable.

Next weave the cut cotton pieces in between the netting grid as shown in the photo. Once secured with a rubber band fluff out the piping pieces so they have more of a fuzzy pom pom shape. I just simply bent the rope into loops and glued. Firstly i bent the cotton sash cord around in a circular pattern glued in between and held the cord together for a few seconds.

Then pull the pieces upward and tie them together with a rubber band again as shown in the photo. To get the desired result on the back fold the fabric around the rope like a hot dog bun on a hot dog and let the tails stay flat while you keep sewing around and around. Coil the rope until the rug is approximately 24 inches across or your desired width. Watch the quick video hereto visualize it.

Once you coil a complete circle use a medium to long stitch length and the widest zigzag setting to sew between the ropes and join them together. Sew with a wide zig zag stitch. Take the beginning end of your wrapped and sewn rope and make a small clockwise coil. I continued gluing until i had approximately twelve rows.

There are lots of ways to actually make your rug glue being a. The tails eventually become sewn as well and give more pop to the rug on this side. Take one end of the rope and twist it in a circle as tight as you can as seen in the picture below. The cost of materials for a 5x8 rug totaled about 300.