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How to lace a braided rag rug.
An unedited short video demonstrating how to lace a braided rug.
The total strip length needed depends on the size of the rug you want to make.
Continue this same procedure until three of four yards are braided then begin sewing or lacing rug together.
I d been thinking about making a rag rug of some kind but wasn t sure if it was worth the effort.
A 6 x 9 foot rug would require a 3 foot center braid.
The hardest part of the entire process is keeping the braided rug flat.
Since i only get 1 5 to 2 hours at a time to get anything done these days i might go insane trying to make a large rag rug like that.
So glad i read your post.
Sew them with right sides together and use a 1 2 inch seam allowance.
Be sure to increase enough at each curve to allow rug to lie flat.
Shape of rug for an oval rug begin with center braid which measures as long as the difference between width and length of finished rug.
Cut the fabric into long 1 1 2 inch wide strips.
Make three of the extra long strips.
Learn how to thread together a braided rug.
Remember you want the laces tight but you don t want them so tight that the rug begins to bunch up.
Machine stitch the strips together at their ends to make extra long strips.
1 old bedsheets 3 king size should be enough to make 3 rag rugs 2.
Sewing machine and threads.
However your rug looks spectacular and really makes that gorgeous coffee table pop.
After your braided rug is complete it may require light pressing with a damp cloth and a hot iron.
Let s go and see how i make this 22 x 16 oval shaped braided rag rug recycle tutorial.
Begin lacing your finished braids together going in and out between the braid in the same way you would lace your shoes.