There is more than one way to make a blue jean rug.
How to make a rug out of old jeans.
I m so pleased with this rug.
There are more ideas for diy blue jean rugs here too.
Once you cut it up into strips you don t notice any holes or staining in the fabric.
Upcycle your old blue jeans into awesome denim yarn for crochet knitting or weaving into denim rugs purses and more have you seen all of the posts lately about making yarn out of old t shirts.
You just need some old jeans scissors yarn one clothespin and a piece of cardboard cut to the size you want your rug to be.
I have rounded up some of the cleverest and unique ways to make an upcycled denim rug.
This project is easy to sew and can be finished in less than an hour.
Hopefully it won t take too long.
That s pretty cool and so i thought why not try and make denim yarn that would be perfect for heavier rag rugs or purses and such.
So gather up all of the supplies you need and enjoy making your thrifty throw rug out of recycled blue jeans.
There are some tricks when sewing with denim.
This video may help guide you along.
You will actually need 3 pretty long stripes in order to create a nice braided rug from them.
I have also made a chevron denim rug out of the legs.
It s not like other fabrics.
I wanted a fairly large rug so i just cut a piece of cardboard measuring 4 x 6.
So i m now saving up my denim scraps to make an even larger one.
Once all the jeans are cut to stripes you will have to sew the stripes together so you can get a longer piece of material.
I ve made a video showing you the best way to cut up t shirts to make rag rugs.
This makes it a great fabric to repurpose into a blue jean rug.
Two pair of blue jeans can create a pieced top to a simple throw rug.
Here s a great diy tutorial to make a recycled rug out of old denim.
Old clothing that is too worn out to donate is the perfect material for making rag rugs.
Instead of throwing out your old blue jeans craft them into an attractive and functional rug.
I made this last week and couldn t believe how easy it was.
In this video i m going to show you how to recycling old clothes fabric in to useful things.
Making rugs out of old denim is one of my favourite ways to upcycle fabrics.
A recycled bath towel provides the cushy backing.