No apartment can do without a rug in the hallway or bathroom. It will not be superfluous in the nursery, where the little ones love to play on the floor.
The current market offers a variety of small floor coverings that protect against hypothermia and decorate the interior.
Among them are homemade rugs; they can look like a real work of art and decorate a bedroom, living room, create coziness. Made with your own hands, they will become a source of pride for the home craftswoman and her loved ones.
Today there are many techniques used to make beautiful rugs.
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DIY Rug Making Techniques
A large number of techniques allows you to choose the one that will be more interesting to master and will allow you to decorate the room.
Weaving
Weaving is one of the technologies widely used in the production of handmade rugs. It has its own subdivisions.
Weaving using the macrame principle
Macrame is one of the oldest weaving techniques. It has had its ups and downs in its history. Today it is coming back into fashion, but there are few true masters of this art.
To weave using the macrame principle you will need:
- an oblong heavy pillow;
- large steel safety pins;
- measuring and cutting tools;
- crochet hooks;
- bobbins for working with long threads.
You can weave from various materials: clothesline cord, cotton or wool threads of medium thickness, ribbons, leather strips, soft wire. Macrame is a knotted weaving, so the finished product looks voluminous.
The material is secured with pins on the pillow and the ornament is knitted according to the pattern. You can learn the intricacies of the technology by studying the master classes.
Weaving on frame and hoop
Weaving technology has existed for quite a long time. Previously, special machines were used for this. Woven carpets look quite professional and high-quality.
To work around the perimeter of a frame or hoop, you need to attach the warp threads and then weave in the chosen material in accordance with the chosen pattern.
Important! You need to start weaving from the center and move to the edges. Cut off excess threads from the finished element and sew it onto the fabric.
Braiding
Many people remember grandma's hallway rugs, braided from old things. This is the simplest manufacturing method. It does not require serious skills and is suitable for beginner needlewomen.
It is not necessary to buy the material, but to use:
- old things cut into strips;
- tape, clothesline;
- fabric scraps.
A wicker product can be placed under the legs of heavy furniture to protect floors from damage, or laid in a hallway, bathroom or toilet.
The technology of braiding for a hairstyle and for a carpet is the same. The only difference is that three parts of the blanks are fixed on a flat hard surface. A braid woven in the usual way can be rolled into a convenient shape, fastening it with twine for strength. With this technology, you can make an excellent bedside rug.
Knitting rugs from old things
Old things can be used for braiding and knitting beautiful rugs. True, this will require some handicraft skills, but even if you don’t have them, mastering the techniques is not that difficult.
Patchwork sewing
One of the methods of making rugs from rags is called by many today by the foreign word "patchwork", which is actually sewing from scraps. The basis of the technique is the connection of individual patchwork parts by tying each and the next or stitching individual elements - one to the other.
To make the resulting rug look aesthetically pleasing and more durable, the finished patchwork pattern can be placed on a fabric base, and the edges can be decorated with piping or tied.
Carpet technology
This method of making rugs with your own hands has two versions: knotted and looped. To work in this technique, a hook is used, and vinyl canvas is selected for the canvas. Knots are made on the base, in accordance with the applied pattern.
To make a rug with your own hands using the loop technique, you will need a set of tools and materials; for work you will need:
- dense fabric as a base;
- multi-colored yarn for the design;
- special needles for stuffing patterns;
- pencil, scissors.
The base must be fixed to the frame. To make the product a success, several rules must be taken into account:
- the needle is positioned exactly perpendicular to the fabric;
- The thread from the needle holder must be held so that the knots do not get tangled;
- Each stitch should be spaced 1 to 2 mm apart from the next.
Additional information. When working in this technique, care must be taken in handling the needle. It must be lifted so that the tip of the needle appears above the base of the product. Evidence that everything is done correctly is the stitches on the back, and a loop pattern appears on the front side.
Fluffy rugs on a grid
You can make a bright, elegant carpet yourself using construction mesh of any size. It is durable, strong, reliable, and will hold the shape of the product well.
Please note! To prevent the edges of the finished rug from fraying, they need to be secured with tape or crocheted.
The fabric for making is cut into strips and, using a hook, scissors or your own fingers, pulled through the mesh holes. Tie each piece into a knot, cut off excess material.
Fluffy Rugs with a Sewing Machine
To avoid searching for a net and messing around with each ribbon, you can make a fluffy rug using a sewing machine. Any piece of available material or, for example, an old pillowcase can be used as a base.
The cut strips of fabric are placed on the base and stitched on the machine. After that, the tapes are shortened to the required length with scissors. As a result, you can get a fluffy rug.
Rugs from old things, what can be used
A rug can be made from almost any out-of-fashion or worn-out items. T-shirts with stains, old sweaters, warm jackets, jeans that have become too small, tights and even plastic bags are all suitable for it.
Rugs from old jeans
Jeans are the kind of clothes that are loved and worn for a very long time, but unfortunately, they are not eternal. However, it is not necessary to throw them away. You can make a wonderful durable carpet that will last for many years. Any method will work for its production:
- the cut long strips can be woven on a loom;
- weave a product of the required size and shape from fabric braids;
- crochet with a thick hook;
- weave it by hand or stitch it on a machine.
Rugs from old T-shirts
Probably, in every house there is more than one T-shirt that can no longer be worn for various reasons. In order not to throw away an old thing, it can be used to make a rug. It can be knitted, braided, sewn together on a machine pre-braided braids. The methods can be very different, whichever you like best.
Rugs from old tights
Torn tights are a real problem. Their accumulation is sometimes amazing, because they tear very often, but they are not thrown away right away.
To use torn tights "for peaceful purposes", just wash them and cut off the top and toe. Then cut into strips, and if you plan to make a thick rug, you can not cut at all.
It can be knitted with knitting needles from children's tights, which are most often collected in countless quantities. But it can also be braided on a hoop or by hand from prepared braids, or woven on a loom.
Rugs from old towels
It seems that towels are not a suitable material for a rug. And yet, they can also be used to make a floor covering that can be laid in a bathroom, kitchen or toilet.
Its advantage is good moisture absorption.
It can be:
- braid;
- crochet or knit with thick knitting needles;
- weave or twist.
Waterproof polyethylene mat
A rug made from an old polyethylene strip or bags will be useful at the threshold or in the bathroom. It will be durable, and most importantly – waterproof. It is easy to wash, dries quickly, does not accumulate dust and dirt. Harmful fungi and microorganisms do not “live” in it.
In vain some people think that such a carpet will be "boring" and unattractive. On the contrary, the variety of colors in which polyethylene is presented (including in bags) gives wide scope for imagination and its creative embodiment.
The craftswoman herself will choose the one that is most interesting to her.
A hand-knitted rug on foam rubber will be no less good. It will not only be beautiful, but also very soft.
Rug made from old leather belts
Craftswomen are full of original ideas related to techniques and materials for making homespun carpets. Old leather men's belts and narrow women's sashes have also found a use. They can be used to make durable rugs. However, it is rare for a family to have an abundance of belts, so you will have to call on relatives and friends for help.
With many options for making them, two are usually used. In the first case, they are connected to each other with a strong twine or cord, rope. Through the holes, which can be made with an awl or a punch, pull the tape in any order and fasten along the edges.
The second option involves gluing pieces of belts onto a dense base in any order. Zigzag, herringbone and checkerboard patterns look especially impressive.
Weaving rugs from old things: master class
Despite the simplicity of the methods for making rugs, high-quality work requires consultations from experienced needlewomen. To view step-by-step instructions, learn how to make a rug correctly and neatly, choose the right pattern and study the order of its implementation, the subtleties and nuances of technologies, master classes will help, where each technique is considered step by step. They can be easily found on the Internet.
You can get answers to your questions by contacting experienced home craftswomen or by studying numerous videos with recommendations and methods for making original items.
VIDEO: DIY rug from old T-shirts.
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