How Do You Make A Braided Rug?
Making a braided rug is a fun project for a rainy day weekend. If you want to learn how to make this traditional craft you can. All you need is a few materials, some time and these instructions. Materials: Colored fabric remnants of old clothes Scissors Darning needle Sewing needle Thread Sturdy string • Prepare the material. Cut old clothing into strips of fabric that measure two inches wide. Try to stick with materials that are similar in fabric thickness such as t-shirts and other thin cottons all together. If you mix fabrics such as thin cotton with a thick woolen, you will end up with uneven and bulky braids. Sew as many strips as you can together so you have three long strips of fabric. These strips should be several feet long and may make a big pile on the floor. Make sure that you keep the three strip piles separated so that your braid won’t get snarled. • Tie the ends of three strips of fabric together into a loop. Once you have the loop, tie it around the chair of a leg or po
