How To Make A Hula Hoop Rug

Such a fun hands on diy project.

How to make a hula hoop rug.

How to make a rag rug. As seen in the magazine this little rug is gorgeous colorful and free. I based this project on an incredible t shirt hula hoop rug i saw on the disney family fun site where they used strips of t shirts for the weft. Hula hoop t shirt rug instructions video.

It s a very good tutorial that you will find easy to follow along with. Anne wrote a splendid d i y tutorial on how to make a hula hoop rug of your own check it out. Repurpose them into a rug using a hula hoop as a loom. Hula hoop rug tutorial using a hula hoop for a frame this tutorial shows us the easiest way to make a tshirt rug.

You will need about a dozen t shirts and a hula hoop to make a t shirt rag rug. We have included a video above that shows you just how easy this project is. You will need 14 strips. Cut off the hemmed bottom of all shirts and discard.

In real life well it. Cut one shirt into one inch horizontal strips so that they are loops. You will start by cutting your t shirts into strips and this creates your t shirt yarn and you weave from the center out. A hula hoop ring some old yarn or old tees some finger knitting action is all you need to make a rug.

Stretch these loops in pairs around the hula hoop in a pinwheel pattern. Here is the perfect craft to recycle t shirts make a woven rug using a hula hoop as a loom. The rug was made on a hula hoop loom using an old t shirt for the warp and a massively huge ball of finger knitting for the weft. Supplies needed to make a t shirt rag rug.

When i read through these directions i was surprised how easy it was to create. So easy even your child can do it as shown in the picture. The larger the hula hoop the larger your finished rug will be. This simple t shirt hula hoop rug is a great in front of the tv activity for teens and adults to upcycle those random t shirts.

For the warp cut 1 inch wide loops from the bodies of one or two tees removing the hem and stopping at the sleeves. This project is super fun and easy to do. The hula hoop t shirt rug as seen in family fun magazine. Anne of crafts blog flax twine made a great hula hoop rug inspired by a recycled tee hula hoop project she spotted at the disney family fun site see pic below.