However used jeans can be used to create a whimsical and useful handicraft such as a rag rug.
Making a rag rug from jeans.
Rag rugs make your home look cozy and recycling jeans is good for the environment.
So let s get to it.
I suggest doing this while listening to pa s fiddle band cd for full homesteading effect.
Take old fabric turn it into yarn and make yourself a new floor rug.
Whether it s a new woven mat for the kitchen a shag rug beside the bed or an entire area rug with dazzling colors.
I plan to make more as i find more sheets so we have pretty rugs all throughout our new house.
Next cut the fringe off the ikea signe rug and lay it down on top of the foam board.
Once you cut it up into strips you don t notice any holes or staining in the fabric.
How to make rag rugs.
I ve made a video showing you the best way to cut up t shirts to make rag rugs.
This enables you to make use of old jeans while creating a rug that can add to your home decor.
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.
You can use this technique to make a rag rug in any size you like.
This makes it a great fabric to repurpose into a blue jean rug.
This little rag rug is pretty sturdy and makes the perfect bedside mat or even a colourful indoor door mat.
Making rugs out of old denim is one of my favourite ways to upcycle fabrics.
A good way to recycle old blue jeans is to make them into a rag rug.
Some involve sewing others are a denim no sew upcycle.
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.
Make them any size you like.
Here s a tutorial on how to make rag rugs so you can make some too.
I have rounded up some of the cleverest and unique ways to make an upcycled denim rug.
These rugs are versatile and their construction method is very forgiving.
Just to give you an idea this little mat is made from 2 pairs of large loose fit men s jeans.
There is more than one way to make a blue jean rug.
A braided rag rug doesn t require any special equipment.
Of course the bigger your rug the more jeans you ll need.
Old clothing that is too worn out to donate is the perfect material for making rag rugs.
Rags old clothing old sheets ect.