Rag rugs made from inexpensive easy to find fabrics on the other hand are a great alternative.
Making a rag rug with plarn.
Make a rag rug out of plarn.
Plastic bag yarn is called plarn.
Here is an upcycling tutorial on how to make them.
Great for outdoors at the front door or in the bathroom rag rugs made out of plastic carrier bags make surprisingly great mats.
You can make a rag rug using almost any kind of fabric in any color and to match any decorating scheme.
Not only can you turn empty bread bags into yarn you can use the plastic grocery bags that pile up with each trip to the supermarket to make a round rug.