How Do You Make Braided Rugs Using Old Sheets?
Braided rugs created from scrap materials and purchased fabrics have covered floors for centuries. Rug makers using this “green” craft have been known for their resourcefulness. In centuries past, when fabric was costly and sometimes hard to come by, every scrap was saved and worked into a useful product. Rugs were kept for home use or sold. Making a braided rug using old sheets is practical and recycles the sheet fabric. Cut or rip sheets into 2- to 3-inch wide strips. Braid together. Form a continuous ball of braid by sewing the braids together at the ends with button thread. Accumulate the yards of braid required for the size rug you desire. For example, 23 yards of braid will make a circle rug about 22-inches wide. Working on a flat surface, coil the braid to form a center and pin. Using button thread, hand sew through the center coil. Do this for three or four coils to form a sturdy center about 4 inches in diameter. Select the side of the coil you want as the underside of your ru
