How to make a rug of old T-shirts
How to make a rug of old T-shirts
Budget and original home mat you cando it yourself. For your author's work does not require expensive materials, everything you need for creativity can be found on the mezzanine or in the closet. You recycle old things, and the resulting product will delight you and arouse the interest of acquaintances.
Fluffy rug of knitted things
To make this rug you can useusual old T-shirts and T-shirts. Remove all applications and tags. Cut the laundry into long strips about 3 cm wide. Pull each strip two opposite ends so that the fabric curls into the tube. This can also be done in a different way. Put the strips in the washing machine and quickly wash, so they themselves will curl into the tubes. Then turn the tubes into lengths of approximately 10 cm. From a piece of dense fabric, make a rectangle as large as you want to see your rug. Process its edges, bending and stitching them on the typewriter. If the fabric is stiff and difficult to bend, decorate the edges with a matching ribbon. Place the strips of fabric in one row. Begin laying so that the center of the knitted tubes is close to the edge of the rug. Stitch all the strips through the center. Unbend them so that next row of tubes is next to each other. The thicker you arrange the rows of strips, the more fluffy your product will turn out to be. So sew the whole rug.Using material of different colors, you can create even an uncomplicated picture on the rug.
Fluffy mat on the grid
A fluffy rug will decorate the bathroom or be pleasantaddition in your or your children's bedroom. Its size can be done arbitrarily, as far as you have enough tissue. Cut the t-shirts into stripes 10-12 cm long and about 2 cm wide. For the base, you will need a building mesh for plaster with large cells. Make a shape out of it for your rug. Using the hook, thread the strip of fabric into the cell so that both edges are on the same side. She will be the front for the rug. Tie the protruding ends to the knot. Thus, decorate the entire mat. Try to pass the fabric as often as possible, so that your rug is fluffy.Rug from knitted pigtails
Slit T-shirts with long ribbons in widthapproximately 2-3 cm. Take three strips and sew them together at the very beginning. You can use ribbons of the same color or combine different ones. Weave a pigtail from them. When the fabric comes to an end, sew new strips. The length of the pigtail depends on the size of your rug.Beautifully and unusually will look mats, made in this way, if you use a cloth from the robes of robe or towels.Fold the pigtail in a circle or oval. Fasten one row to the other with a needle and thread. When the mat is completely laid, slip all the pigtails on the machine or carefully sew it again by hand.
