How do you make a rug out of t-shirts?
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Old T-shirt Rug on a Hula Hoop Loom
SO fun!! http://www.hometalk.com/diy/decorate/rooms/braided-t-shirt-rug-1808429?expand_all_questions=1
Braided T-Shirt Rug
Pinterest has literally thousands of amazing ideas for t-shirt rugs. Here's a link to get you started, it even shows how to make your own t-shirt yarn!
https://www.pinterest.com/explore/t-shirt-rugs/
Good luck! 😁
Pinterest ie: rag rugs.
Cut the T-shirts into 2" strips, make long strips by sewing the ends together using a zigzag stitch, sew three together at one end using a zigzag stitch, and braid them. Once you have a long braid, zigzag the ends together, and hand-baste them together every foot or so (you'll remove these stitches later). You'll need several long strips, for a decent-sized rug, so lots of t-shirts (no sleeves or necklines). When you have enough of these strips, you'll need to lay them out on the floor and coil them, starting at the center and permanently stitching each coil to the one before it, removing the basting stitches as you go. When it's the size you want, you'll need to zigzag that end to the fabric of the previous coil. Before you lift it, make sure you've secured the coils everywhere you need to, to avoid losing your shape (you will add these stitches while it's still where you made it, lifting a small area at a time to determine where you need reinforcement). The beauty of T-shirt material is it will naturally curl when cut into strips, so you don't need to finish the long edges or cut them with pinking shears, just regular sewing scissors work great. Also, if it's not too big to fit comfortably in your washer and dryer, it's machine washable (I wash on the bulky cycle, and my washer has no center post), because all those T-shirts are already shrunk. Do not put it in your dryer, tho - hang to dry over a rod. The dryer will possibly ruin your shape with the tumbling.