Crochet Rugs With Fabric Strips

This is a great way to use up old fabric from worn clothing vintage cloths or other sources of fabric items which are looking a bit tatty.

Crochet rugs with fabric strips.

Rag rugs 2nd edition revised and expanded. I have never tried this but i did a little research and put together a collection of blog posts and tutorials that will hopefully. If you re handy with a crochet hook already you ll find this project both straightforward and very rewarding. More recently i decided to try to use up some of this huge stash of quilting fabric purchased from about 1978 through 2010.

The first step to making rag rugs is turning your rags into yarn for crocheting. These are sometimes known as rag rugs because they are often made with rag fabrics like old clothes or sheets. Crochet rug using bias fabric strips about 30 years ago an older woman explained to me how to crochet a rug using bias strips. A reader asked me recently about how to crochet with fabric strips to make floor rugs and other things.

Cut your fabric into strips and either sew or knot those strips together into a longer strip used as yarn crochet rag rugs are a popular way to recycle old material but you can also purchase yarn to these rugs if you don t have anything you can use on hand. I made 3 rugs at that time. 16 easy crochet projects to make with strips of fabric design originals beginner friendly techniques instructions for square round oval heart rugs 9781574219180.