Its finished - rug number two

This rug did not take long to make although I have not had much free time of late to make the rug. It took about 3 pair of jeans.

The rug seemed to be growing slowly at this stage but it was gradually growing . One thing to remember when you are sewing this run together is not to pull the plait to tight otherwise the rug will not lay flat when completed.
I decided to sewing it together as I was going along instead of plaiting very long strips and then doing lots of sewing.

At this stage you need to add the next strips. It is better if you do not add all three at the same stage as this makes the area very bulky.  I chose to add my next strip by "wrapping" both ends together and then plaiting them but you could sew them together if you wished.

I have just layed one piece of fabric on top of another, rolled them together and continued to plait.

This is the finished rug at my kitchen door. My last two layers here in light denim which appeared to frame the rug. To finish off the end of the rug I weaved each peace of plait separately down the outside and sewed them in.

Now to see how it wears. Why not have a bash at making one? nothing ventured nothing gained.

A different rug this time.

I need a door mat so thought of trying a new project so here goes.

This rug I have chosen to use denim as this is quite hard waring and I have some of my daughters old jeans that I can use for the project.

I am cutting the jeans up into long strips about and inch wide and I am platting them together.

Now I have a length of "rope" type length of fabric.

For this rug you start in the middle. I want an oblong rug so have taken my platted fabric and bent it in half. With a needle and thread I have then stated sewing the "rope" together. Once I have reached the end on my first row I have the gone around the corner and continued along the next side. Remember to keep your work flat.

 


This is now starting to take shape. You do not have to be to precise with your strips although I think I would have made them a bit wider next time to make the rug a bit thicker.