12 Mar 92

Recycle Tutorial: Braided Rag Rug

Recycle Braided Rag Rug
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Recycle Braided Rag Rug

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My mum threw me 2 bundles of old bed sheets she found during spring cleaning. She knows that I love to recycle and able to make something good out from them. In support of the Earth Hour campaign, I am going to spend the whole March making recycle handmade and will switch off my lights for 1 hour on March 27, 8:30pm. Hope you will do so too :)

The first idea that came across my mind was rag rug, yes, with all this rotten bed sheets I can make lots of rag rugs. I stumbled upon some rag rug tutorials before, and this one really caught my attention, Moda Bake Shop’s braided rag rug. I like their idea to braid the fabric strips and sew it into a rag rug. Since I did it a little different from them, here is my version, a versatile and strong rag rug that can be used for many years, just like my granny’s rag rug.

I love the touch of this braided rag rug….. it is rough!!! My mum loves to rub her feet against floor mat, so this should fits her right. I will send this back to my mum, she is going to love it!!!! I will make one for myself, I need one to comfort my feet too…. I inherited this habit from her… :mrgreen:

Let’s go and see how I make this 22″ x  16″ oval shape braided rag rug :)

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  1. Peggy says:November 12, 2012 at 4:18 am

    I am glad to see your method! All the instructions I’d seen before called for folding in the long edges using a funnel shaped metal device, and then ironing the strips flat as they came out of the funnel. Lots of extra worth—my question is, do the ravels on the unfolded strips cause problems when you sew the braids on the sewing machine? If not, I bet the rugs are nice and soft compared to the commercial braided rugs. I’m going to try this—thanks for the tutorial!

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  2. LindieLee says:November 27, 2012 at 5:11 am

    Love these but can you tell me do they survive the wash well and do they slip under foot?

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  3. Lisbeth says:December 28, 2012 at 6:48 am

    Do you think this could work with old towels? I’m thinking bathmat (?)I love your tutorial. :)

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  4. Shirley Dismuke says:January 15, 2013 at 9:28 am

    My mom used to make these when I was a little girl. It’s how I learned to braid. I never knew how she finished it though! Thanks for sharing this!

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  5. Yogita says:January 17, 2013 at 12:19 pm

    good one… I really liked the step by step detail provided.. m surely going to try it out.

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  6. Lisa says:March 9, 2013 at 12:37 am

    This is great! My mom made these when I was a kid but she “crocheted” them. This is going to be fun and I have old bed sheets to use, too!!

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  7. Ela Avar says:March 28, 2013 at 12:40 pm

    This is perfect timing!! My dog just (accidentally) tore a big hole in my favourite sheet. I couldn’t bare to just throw it out as most of it is still like new. I will be doing this and then my hubby will have a rug for his feet when he gets out of bed in the morning! And it will even perfectly match our decor!! Win-win!!

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  8. Airel says:April 19, 2013 at 12:16 am

    I like the idea but it seems a little more work to cut it, braid it, and then sew it all together. I like the idea of making it all into yarn *a lot like shirt yarn, just cutting it and then pulling it taught until the edges curl*, and then using that yarn to crochet a rug. this would seem a lot…fluffier. like it would be pleasant to stand on.

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  9. linda says:April 21, 2013 at 8:58 am

    Could you please tell me what size rug this makes. Thanks. Linda

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  10. Angie says:April 24, 2013 at 7:19 am

    I am wondering if you can give more instruction on how you join the extenstion pieces. I am struggling the picture and instructions. Everything else is easy for me to understand:)

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