Making Rugs Out Of Old Jeans

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Making rugs out of old jeans.

How to make a rag rug from strips of denim jeans step 1. Disassemble a pair of jeans and use the legs to get the longest strips. Cut both of the seams off the legs and the hem at the bottom of each leg. You place it in front of the door and it covers up the crack keeping the cold air from blustering in.

At least eight of the strips should be 26 long. Use scissors to cut strips out of old denim jeans that measure 3 inches wide by 12 inches long each. Measure and cut eight strips 5 inches wide by 21 inches long. Cut off the legs from two pair of old adult size blue 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. Cut at least 28 strips at 2 wide for this runner although you may need more or less if you decide to use a different size. Next apply glue to the inside of the waistband and then sandwich the edge of the rug in between it. Finally to neaten up the edges of the denim rug.

Once you cut it up into strips you don t notice any holes or staining in the fabric. Waistband denim rug pillarboxblue. I made this last week and couldn t believe how easy it was. Don t use any of the seams just the fabric.

Pin it i was clueless as to what a draught excluder was but if you have a door with a substantial crack under it you probably know exactly what it is. Sewn denim rug a beautiful mess. Cut each leg open along one seam to give you a flat single layer piece of fabric. Here s a great diy tutorial to make a recycled rug out of old denim.

Sewing denim can be difficult especially with the thick parts such as the seams and waistbands. Tidying up the edges 1. This leaves you with four pieces of denim. Pin the three strips together at one end with a safety pin.

I ve made a video showing you the best way to cut up t shirts to make rag rugs. Large round blue jean rug ohohblog. I wanted a fairly large rug so i just cut a piece of cardboard measuring 4 x 6 then cut tiny slits at each end to put my string through. Use 2 waistbands as binding as i did with my recycled sweater.

Lay one of the pieces flat on the table and make a 1 2 cut about. Braid the three denim strips into a tight braid. Instructions cut off the pants part of the jeans and make a cut straight across the legs at the base of the pants. Turn the leg of an old pair of jeans into a draught excluder.

Old clothing that is too worn out to donate is the perfect material for making rag rugs. Do not include the seams of the jeans in the strips.