How To Make A Rug Out Of Clothes Line

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How to make a rug out of clothes line.

Just to give you an idea on how much time it takes it took us 6 hours to make a 30 rug 10 hours to make a 38 rug 14 hours to make a 47 rug and 17 hours to make a 55 rug. I love this rug in contrast color for a modern home decoration. You can easily make them with a rug loom as well to get a different looking rag rug it s 4 pieces of wood screwed together with nails on 2 sides you can find plans for them on the web easily. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.

This only takes a couple of stitches and then you are free to just wrap and tuck material in order to get each row to stay together. I love making clothesline rugs because there is no sewing except when you make a little circle at the end of your clothesline to start the rug. In order to make the woven rug shown in the top picture look up four strand braided rag rugs i make them using a four strand braid where you loup the fourth strand into the previous row. 1 4 clothesline fabric scissors fabric.

They remind me of the loop potholder looms for young kids. Either way is easy and fun to make the rugs. Of course if that sounds like too much work for you you can always buy yourself a similar rug and i promise i won t judge you for it. I decided to figure out how to make a rug myself using just a drop cloth and fabric paint.

Area rugs can be so expensive and it s almost impossible to find the perfect one for your space.