How To Make A Rug With Old Jeans

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.

How to make a rug with old jeans.

I made this last week and couldn t believe how easy it was. Crochet a rag rug from old t shirts. Only basic crochet skills are required to make this handy mat. There are several different methods for making a denim rag rug.

Next cut the fringe off the ikea signe rug and lay it down on top of the foam board. 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. And after some research and lots of ridiculous ideas i decided to be practical and create a nice braided rug for the bathroom. If like me you keep your family s old jeans to repurpose and recycle i m sure you will find a denim area rug tutorial that s just right for you.

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. A third option is weaving the denim strips. You ll only need one or two old t shirts some scissors to cut up your yarn with and a large crochet hook. If you are using the legs of old jeans to make your upcycled denim rug than you ll just need a few pairs of jeans.

One option is to make a braided rug by sewing braided strands of denim yarn together. But since i am somewhat a hoarder and i don t like throwing things away without a good reason i decided i should repurpose all the jeans somehow and make them useful. Nov 26 2019 looking for a new way to recycle all those old jeans. Here s a great diy tutorial to make a recycled rug out of old denim.

How do you make a denim rag rug. Assemble the rug using the same method i used to make my jeans handmade advent calendar that is i apply glue to both the rug and the back of the waistband and then stick them together. Here s a great diy tutorial to make a recycled rug out of old denim. Secondly you can also crochet or knit the strips into a rug.

An easy rag rug diy project that works up very quickly. I wanted a fairly large rug so i just cut a piece of cardboard measuring 4 x 6. And finally the denim yarn can be used for latch hooking. Salvage old jeans and repurpose them to make a shabby chic shag rug.