I ve been wanting to make a rag rug for years but am intimidated by the process have plenty of curtains sheets and fabrics gifted to me of course it s used but a lot of it looks new.
How to make a rag rug from denim.
First cut the waistbands from the jeans as close to the seams as possible.
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.
I m going to give it a whirl will be using floss or fishing line cause it s durable.
Use a mixture of jeans waistbands from dark to light denim to show off the shades of indigo.
The only way i had seen before was a braiding method but i found it hard on the hands and gave up.
Salvage old jeans and repurpose them to make a shabby chic shag rug.
Raggedy jeans won t go to waste.
Don t worry if some of your waistbands are not intact or are a bit small.
The denim rug tutorials 1.
I have been wanting to combine crochet and rag rug making for a long time.
A rag rug is the perfect upcycling project because denim is so hard wearing.
Sewing denim can be difficult especially with the thick parts such as the seams and waistbands.
This denim rug also happens to be an ikea hack.
Sew the strips together end to end to create three long denim strips that each measures 3 inches wide by 84 inches long.
This tutorial gets around this by showing you how to make a no sew blue jean rug.
Step 1 use scissors to cut strips out of old denim jeans that measure 3 inches wide by 12 inches long each.
How to make an upcycled denim rug.
All bits of the waistband will be useful.
Make a denim rag rug utilizing a few basic craft materials.