Easy No Sew Rag Bunting
This tutorial is all about how to make super easy no sew rag bunting from torn up strips of any kind of fabric you have around the house.
You can use scraps from your sewing projects, old t-shirts, old shirts or anything else that can be torn or cut into strips.
This is a tassel style bunting project. I went with a green and white colour theme for my bunting but you can use any combination of colours you like!
- Materials Needed – No Sew Rag BuntingLength of twine slightly longer than the area where you want to hang your bunting. (mine was 1.8 metres long and was slightly longer than I needed to hang across my fireplace mantel).
- Approx. 80 strips of 18-20″ long fabric (between 1″ & 1.5″ wide). You can include some strips that are half this length but you will not loop them (see the video).
- Some tape or heavy books to secure the ends of your twine while you work.
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Step 1: Cut your fabric scraps to size
You do not need to be precise with this as you can always trim it at the end. You can also choose to make your strips longer or shorter than mine depending on where you plan to hang it and the look you like.
Step 2: Secure your twine
Secure your twine to your table or the floor using tape or really heavy books. Alternatively you could tie it in between two chairs.
Step 3: Loop your fabric
If you are using longer pieces of fabric scrap you simply fold it in half make a loop, slide the loop under the twine and feed the ends through it. Then pull tight to secure.
If you are using half lengths tie a regular knot onto the twine at one end of the fabric. Try to tuck the short end underneath and out of sight or go back and trim it off when you are finished.
I gave my bunting a bit of a trim when I was finished. as I was using a mixture of longer and shorter length strips. You can decide how precise you want to be about that!
I’m pretty happy with how mine turned out!
This sort of bunting would be great for a wedding, kid’s room or just as party decor. You can go totally scrappy or go with a colour theme like I did.
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