An amish knot rug is basically a rag rug made by working buttonhole stitches or amish knots over a core strip of fabric or heavy cord.
How to make a knotted rag rug.
Try not to do it too tight do it slightly loose and then knock the yarn towards the centre.
To finish the rug off you ll tie the two strips together in a square knot and tuck the ends through several loops on the underside of the rug just to keep them out of the way and not visible.
Do not pull the knot tight as you will need to weave fabric through it later.
Check out this video tutorial which shows you a braided knotted no sew rag rug making in a few steps using literally nothing but your hands.
The joy of there being so many ways of how to make a rag rug is that you can start combining them and make a very different end result.
There seems to be a great deal of uncertainty about the origin of the name since the technique does not belong to the considerable collection of handicrafts that the amish bring to the world.
Choose one fabric scrap and push up each end on opposite sides of one of the warp thread junctions.
Beware putting it down may attract naughty cats they will try and slow down your progress.
Tuck under the piece and come back up through the loop that was created when you crossed the two.
Weaving braiding knotting and crochet are some of the ways to make a no sew rag rug.
Starting from the centre weave your ball of t shirt yarn in and out of your hula frame.
This makes a fluffier rug rather than a tight weave.
Create a loose knot.
Take the piece with the weaving tool and cross over the other piece.
Start at the backside of the bottom top left corner of the rag rug frame.
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Repeat this until the entire rug loom is completely filled with knotted pieces of fabric.
Below are two more videos from barri jayne makes.