Make Rug Jeans

Salvage old jeans and repurpose them to make a shabby chic shag rug.

Make rug jeans.

Fold the bottom one onto the top one so that the right sides of the fabric are facing each other and pin along the edge you want to sew together. A good way to recycle old blue jeans is to make them into a rag rug. To ensure that glue adheres to the fabric use thumbtacks to hold down the denim as it dries. Rag rugs make your home look cozy and recycling jeans is good for the environment.

This enables you to make use of old jeans while creating a rug that can add to your home decor. Looking for a new way to recycle all those old jeans. Step 1 use scissors to cut strips out of old denim jeans that measure 3 inches wide by 12 inches long each. Assemble the rug using the same method i used to make my jeans handmade advent calendar.

I wanted a fairly large rug so i just cut a piece of cardboard measuring 4 x 6. Weaving braiding knotting and crochet are some of the ways to make a no sew rag rug. If you don t have a sewing machine there are plenty of easy rag rug making techniques that don t require sewing. Of course it could be adjusted to fit other dimensions.

Make them any size you like. Sew the strips together end to end to create three long denim strips that each. A braided rag rug doesn t require any special equipment. If you are using the legs of old jeans to make your upcycled denim rug than you ll just need a few pairs of jeans.

These rugs are versatile and their construction method is very forgiving. These instructions are for a rug that is 2 x 3. That is i apply glue to both the rug and the back of the waistband and then stick them together. Make a denim rag rug utilizing a few basic craft materials.

Here s a great diy tutorial to make a recycled rug out of old denim. If you stitched all the way to the angles you wouldn t have any wiggle room for when you. 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. If like me you keep your family s old jeans to repurpose and recycle i m sure you will find a denim area rug tutorial that s just right for you.

12 clever and unique ways to make a blue jean rug. This is the most important part start stitching 1 4 after the left angle and end your stitching about 1 4 before the right angle. However it should be noted that the longest pieces of denim you will get from a pair of jeans before running into a pocket or zipper is about 28 inches after the bottom hem is removed.