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How to sew a floor rug: types and techniques for making rugs with your own hands. Homemade handicrafts: making an original rug from simple threads on a mesh Original do-it-yourself carpets

How to sew a floor rug: types and techniques for making rugs with your own hands. Homemade handicrafts: making an original rug from simple threads on a mesh Original do-it-yourself carpets

It would seem, how can an ordinary small rug change the interior? But it turns out that it can become not only useful, but also a bright, interesting detail in interior design. Of course, you can buy it in a store, fortunately, now there are rugs for every taste and color. But think how nice it will be when you make it yourself, especially since such a rug can be easily made from old things, for example: threads, fabrics, wine corks, belts, and much more. All you need is to know the step-by-step instructions, stock up on the necessary materials and patience.

1. Rug made from old leather belts

Making a mat from belts is very simple.

For this you will need:

10-12 natural or faux leather belts
awl or leather punch
twine or string.

First make the belts the same length by cutting off the buckle. Make holes along the edges of the straps at a distance of approximately 2-3 cm from each other and 0.5 cm from the edge. Sew them together using thin hemp rope. The order of pulling the rope is arbitrary; you can sew along the belts, across them, crosswise between the holes. Metal staples instead of rope will also look very stylish.

2. Soft rug made from old fabrics

Required material:

scissors
pieces of old (unnecessary) fabrics, maybe old clothes
bath mat (with holes)

1. Cut the fabric into small strips

2. Using tweezers or a hook, begin pushing the strips through the holes.

3. Tie all fabric strips with a simple knot.

3. Making a rug from old towels

Required material:

old towels
scissors
sewing machine (needle and thread)

1. Cut your towels into several strips. In this example, each strip is about 3 - 4 cm wide.

For convenience, you can fold each towel in half and cut it into 2 halves. Fold each half in half again and cut along the fold line, etc. It is advisable that all towels are approximately the same size.

2. Place 3 strips of different colors together and secure them with thread (stitch the ends). Start braiding these strips. After finishing the weaving, stitch the ends again.

3. Make several of these “braids” and then connect them into one long strip using a needle and thread (or a sewing machine).

4. Start rolling your long strip into a spiral, securing it with a thick thread.

5. Secure the entire structure and turn it over so that the seams are on the bottom.

Your rug is ready!

4. Rug made from wine corks

Wine bottle corks are an excellent material for a variety of crafts for the home and garden. One useful option is to make your own cork mat. Cork bark practically does not absorb moisture and bacteria do not multiply in it, which is why cork is excellent for rooms with high humidity, that is, for the bathroom. And walking on a mat of traffic jams is not only very pleasant, but also useful!

To make a small rug, you will need:

150-180 wine corks;
glue;
a piece of water-repellent material for the base (rubber shower or yoga mat, rubberized fabric, soft thin plastic);
sharp knife;
coarse sandpaper;
cutting board.

1. Assemble and prepare the plugs. If you do not have the required quantity, you can buy plugs in online stores. Wash them thoroughly in warm soapy water. To remove red wine stains, soak the corks in a bleach solution and leave them overnight. Then rinse well and leave to dry.

2. Cut each cork lengthwise into two pieces. Use a cutting board and a sharp knife. If the cuts are very uneven, smooth the edges with sandpaper. For convenience and safety, it is better to cut the cork not on its side, but by placing it in a vertical position.

3. Place the corks with the cuts down on the table as they will be located on the rug, decide on the size of the future rug. Then cut the base of the rubber material to the desired size. You can come up with a pattern yourself, it can be a checkerboard pattern, even rows, zigzags.

4. Start gluing the corks to the base with an adhesive suitable for gluing such surfaces. Glue the corks around the perimeter first, then moving towards the center. Remove excess glue immediately with a cloth.

The cork mat must dry completely. To make it completely waterproof, you can treat the surface with a sealant. If you use a cork mat in the bathroom, it is advisable to dry it in the sun at least once a month for prevention.

5. Rug woven from shreds

Materials needed for making it yourself:

thick fabric (carpet base)
pieces of fabric
black thread
needle
scissors
fabric glue
adhesive tape
spray for protective coating (if desired)

1. Select the size of the carpet and prepare a cloth of the appropriate size.

2. Prepare long strips of fabric. Each strip should be approximately 6-7 cm longer than the main part of the carpet.

3. Prepare several bundles of 3 strips and start braiding. You need several blanks so that you can combine them into one carpet. For convenience, secure the ends of each piece with adhesive tape. Don't weave all the way through - leave some of the fabric unwoven.

4. Apply glue to a thick canvas. No need to skimp on glue.

5. Carefully place the blanks on the canvas so that they stick.

6. Connect all the pieces together using a needle and thread.

7. Remove the duct tape from the ends. Trim the ends so they are even.

The rug is ready!

6. DIY pompom rug: Option No. 1

Required material:

wool thread
scissors
bath mat (with holes)

1. Wrap the wool thread around your fingers (the more you wrap, the fluffier the pompom will be).

2. Carefully remove the wound thread from your fingers. Prepare another short thread - about 20 cm long - and tie it around the wound thread (in the middle).

3. Cut off the ends with sharp scissors. Also cut off the excess parts with scissors to get a neat round pompom. But don't cut the thread you used to tie the pompom, you'll need it later.

4. Make enough pom poms to cover the bath mat. After this, begin to thread the thread through the holes and tie it to the rug, thereby attaching the pom poms to the rug. The pompoms should be close to each other.

5. When you have tied all the pompoms to the carpet, you can cut off the ends of the threads.

Your DIY pompom rug is ready!

7. Simple pompom rug: Option No. 2

To make such a blue and white pompom rug, you will need:

thick woolen threads for knitting;
mesh base for the rug;
scissors.

1. Make pom-poms in different colors to create a smooth gradient color transition. You can make a plain rug or lay out a specific pattern. You can also play with the size of the pompoms, using large, smaller and very small ones. To do this, look here for the best way to make pompoms of different sizes.

2. Now tie each pompom to the net, following the color scheme. Try not to see the outline between the pom-poms.

If desired, the back side of the rug with knots can be covered with fabric or knitting so that the pompom rug is beautiful from all sides, even from the inside out. If you couldn’t find a suitable base - a mesh - it doesn’t matter, pompoms can simply be sewn to any fabric.

8. Round foot mat made with a hoop

Old knitted T-shirts are actively used by craftswomen for a variety of crafts; in particular, the idea of making rugs out of them is very popular.

Necessary materials:

3-4 T-shirts (other things, ribbons or ropes)
children's gymnastic hoop or hula hoop for adults
scissors

The size of the mat depends on the size of the chosen hoop; you can take either your daughter’s gymnastics hoop or a large weight loss hoop. The weaving technology is very simple; even a child can do it by making a round rug on a hoop for their room.

Cut T-shirts or other old outerwear into strips of equal width, from one side seam to the other, to form rings. Place each strip on the hoop: first a vertical line, then a horizontal one, and then divide each sector into equal parts with a strip of a T-shirt.

Important! The strips of fabric should not be very stretched, otherwise the finished rug will wrinkle and will not hold its shape. Ideally, the T-shirt strip should fit almost loosely over the hoop, with minimal stretching of the fabric.

It's likely that if the diameter of your hoop is larger than the t-shirt strip, it's too tight or you're using ropes at all. In this case, simply wrap the hoop in fabric or rope and tie a knot.

Try to have all the warp lines intersect at the center point. We start weaving the rug from the center. Take a strip of T-shirt, fasten it with a loop to one of the warp lines and pass it under and over the longitudinal lines.

When the strip ends, tie another T-shirt ring to it, hiding the knot under the previous row. Continue weaving in the same way, alternating between pulling the strip under and over the longitudinal lines. Try to keep each circle pressed tightly against the previous one, avoiding large spaces or holes between them. Once you have finished weaving, cut off the ends of the loops with scissors and tie them with a knot.

9. Backlit rug

Sometimes at night you want to go to the toilet, go to the kitchen to eat, drink a glass of water or prepare a bottle of formula for the baby, so you have to get up and leave the bedroom. In the dark, and even in a half-asleep state, there is a risk of bumping into something, and turning on the overhead light is not always possible so as not to wake up other family members. For such cases, LED floor lighting in a rug will be an interesting and useful solution.

Craftswoman Johanna Hyrkas came up with the great idea of using an LED strip as a lighting sign for the way out of the bedroom. The ribbon is twisted in a spiral, located inside a round rug woven from ordinary rope, and a long tail leads further from the room. Soft, cozy light spreads across the floor without disturbing sleep.

Such a rug with LED lighting can serve as a night light in a child’s room. In addition, a strip of rug can be laid along the walls and lead to the toilet or kitchen. For such purposes, it is better to use a sealed closed LED strip. You can make a rug with your own hands, using a large crochet hook or using your fingers to braid a ribbon with thick yarn or rope. Of course, there are expensive models of LED floor lighting with a light power control. But often the homemade option is an excellent budget solution, as in this case.

10. Rug made from jeans labels

The concept of using clothing items for other purposes after they have been worn out is not new. For decades, women have been making patchwork rugs and quilts from old items. In the same way, you can make a carpet with your own hands from labels from jeans. The only problem is finding a sufficient number of labels, because even for a small rug you will need at least 50 pieces.

To make such carpets with your own hands, it is better to sew labels onto some kind of fabric, maybe even thin. Labels sewn on each other will give the carpet the necessary density. For work, use a sewing machine, since manually sewing each label is a very labor-intensive task. Make stitches around the perimeter of the label, where it was sewn to the jeans. You can choose the pattern yourself - the correct even mesh, herringbone, spiral for a round carpet, but labels in a slightly irregular order, sewn on top of each other, look most impressive.

11. How to make a rug “French bracelet”

Required material:

old fabric of 2 colors (you can use old T-shirts). The width of each piece of fabric is 20-25 cm and the length is 3 meters. If you are using old T-shirts, you can join several pieces together with a thread and a needle.
scissors
needle and thread
adhesive tape

1. Arrange 5 strips of different colors in the order in which you want them to look on the future carpet.

2. Next to the 5 laid out strips, place another 5 strips in a mirror image.

3. Take the first strip, in this case the pink one, and tie it as shown in the image. First, fold the fabric to form a number 4.

4. Continue tying the pink strip around the remaining strips until you reach the middle.

5. Start doing the same on the opposite side, tying another pink stripe around the other 4 stripes. Start also with the number 4, but in a mirror image.

6. When the two pink stripes meet in the middle, tie them together.

7. Repeat the same with the subsequent remaining strips. Choose the length of the rug yourself.

8. Start another rug, choosing the same colors. After this, connect both rugs with thread and needle.

Advice: If you wish, you can make one or more similar rugs, which can then be sewn into one large rug.

9. Excess parts can be cut off and the ends secured with thread to prevent them from unraveling.

12. Bath mat made of sea stones

This bath mat is made by yourself

The most important thing in making a sea rug is to get sea pebbles. They can be collected on the beach during your trip to the sea, or perhaps you live near a beach strewn with pebbles, such stones can also be found near rivers, or in a hardware store.

To make a rug with your own hands we will need:

Rubber mat. It is possible with holes, this will serve for water drainage.
Smooth sea or river stones. Make sure they are porous and not too polished or slippery, otherwise they may not stick well.
Waterproof silicone sealant.
Oilcloth or old shower curtain.

If the face of the rubber mat has a textured pattern, it is best to turn it over and start working on the smooth side. To avoid staining anything with silicone, lay down the prepared film.

Now compactly and harmoniously lay out the sea stones on the surface of the rug to make sure you have enough pebbles and outline how they will lie. This may seem like a bit of a puzzle to you, so be patient!

Once you have arranged the stones the way you like, you can start gluing them. This procedure should be started from one corner, taking one stone at a time, squeezing a drop of silicone sealant onto the back of the stone and placing it back on the mat. Press it for a few seconds and repeat with the remaining stones.

The instructions for the silicone say that it will dry for 3 hours, however, before using the mat it is better to wait 24 hours, this will make it stronger.

When you make this amazing bath mat with your own hands, you will bring a piece of nature into your bathroom and remember your favorite beach trips!

Rugs have never gone out of style. They changed, adapted to new trends, but they were and will be. As long as the house is designed to give comfort, there will be cozy rugs on its floors. You can purchase majestic designer pieces.

Or you can notice how designers look for inspiration in history and turn to handicrafts. You can buy an imitation homespun rug. Or you can make a rug with your own hands. It's not difficult at all.

And it has a double benefit: the closet is unloaded from old things, and the house acquires a bright accessory. In a couple of evenings you will give your tired hands after a hard day the joy of a soft touch.

And I don’t even have to say how much children love bright rugs.

There is a phrase “zealous housewife”. Such a housewife never wastes anything. And her house is always a full cup thanks to her ingenuity and hardworking hands. Take a close look at your home: where are there unnecessary things that can be recycled into new and beautiful ones?

Floor mats are a great chance to give a second wind to things that have served you for years.

Give them a chance to stay with you for a few more years! Rugs are very easy to weave. And it is not at all necessary to have any devices and machines. Just fabric, thread and a needle.

Let's look at the many options for rugs that you can make with your own hands without a lot of materials and time.

Famous DIY knot rugs

For work we will need:

Carpet mesh (we buy it at a craft store or hardware store). The grids are different. We buy large-mesh, it’s easier and faster to work with.

A thick crochet hook that should fit freely into the mesh cell.

Knitted ribbons.

Where can I get knitted stripes? Of course, in the closet with old things! Carefully sort through the whole family's summer wardrobe. All knitted T-shirts, unwearable for various reasons - go to work! Let's give them a second chance. We rip the T-shirts at the seams and cut the parts into strips about five centimeters wide.

How much do you need? A lot of. Up to twenty T-shirts may be needed. If you are lucky enough to find so many things of the same or similar colors, you were born under a lucky star. Because professional designers are not lazy to attack second-hand stores. Shredding T-shirts is long and tedious. It is not necessary to maintain a perfect line. The main thing is to complete this boring task.

Did you cut it? Now turn on your favorite movie, which you know by heart enough to enjoy watching with one eye, and cut the strips into pieces of about twelve to fifteen centimeters.

It will take just that much time to watch a comedy. All that remains is to spin these beautiful shreds in the washing machine. You can even do it without any detergents. Just in the water. As a result, they will take on the appearance of pasta tubes, which should give the rug a mysterious designer look.

Lyrical digression: as an option, you can use non-knitted items. The main thing is that the fabric is soft and does not fray. For example, old terry towels. True, such strips will not curl into a tube.

Well, now comes the most interesting part - carpet weaving itself! We sit down comfortably, arrange a net on our knees, put a box of “pasta” on the left, and a hook in our right hand. At a distance of a little more than a meter, we place a box of chocolates that we rarely allow ourselves. And we agree with ourselves that every hundred knots are crowned with eating one candy. Trust me, they will taste fabulous!

It is more convenient to start from the center. We place the first “pasta” under the mesh and pull both ends out with a hook. And we tie a knot tightly with a guy on the nylon wall of the cell. This is a basic technique, you've done it thousands of times.

We also stretch the second strip and tie it next to it. And we move, preferably in a spiral, until there is no empty space left. If you run out of “pasta” earlier, make more pieces, or simply cut the mesh.

For the first time, it is better to knit a rectangular rug. The next one can be either round or oval, you can even play with colors. Just don’t get carried away too much, don’t leave your family without clothes!

DIY rug made from T-shirts

And another option for a rug made from T-shirts. We make blank strips as mentioned above, but do not tie them to the mesh, and you don’t even need to use the mesh. And any fabric that will be called the “base”. We glue double-sided tape onto this base in rows. And already on the tape, on each row in turn, we place the “pasta”. We try to make it smoother. Lay it down and stitch it in the middle. They folded back the already sewn row, put on a new one, and stitched it. The process looks something like the photo.

The rug turns out to be indistinguishable from the same one, but tied in knots. And science has not yet proven which method is easier and faster. The second one is probably thicker.

Once everything is finished, you can mow your rug like a lawn. Or you can leave the natural shaggy look.

Homemade rug for hard workers

From any durable fabric such as raincoat fabric, a considerable number of circles are cut using a template. Inside each one we put a piece of padding polyester and stitch it with thread along the diameter and tighten it. You will get such an elastic ball. Naturally, we use nylon threads.

Then we sew the balls together, attaching each new one with several strong stitches to the previous ones.

You can do it in rows, in a spiral, in any order... Children really like these “pimply” rugs - it’s nice to walk on them barefoot.

The oldest, most famous method is the so-called “grandmother's rug.”

Today we can call it a “country style rug.” The fabric is cut or torn into strips, and these strips are woven into colorful braids. And the braids are laid in a spiral and sewn together with large stitches using a large needle and thick thread.

A country style rug will look very elegant if you choose a monochromatic fabric for it. And you don’t have to twist the spiral at all! You can cut wide strips, weave large braids, lay them next to each other, and secure them well.

Knitted rug

America had its own method of weaving from knitted remains. Strips of knitted items were wound into balls and thickly crocheted into chains of air loops. Then the multi-meter chain is twisted into a spiral and stitched. American grandmothers did not weave rugs, but huge carpets in this way. One such instance took more than a month. This is what American needlewomen do today, creating carpets in the style of the 60s of the last century. But the result is worth it.

The only drawback is that the Beloshveyka household sewing machine will not cut such a thick fabric! You need a special industrial one or do a hand seam. A little slower, but the seam can be made deliberately decorative, which will make the rug incredibly beautiful.

You can get creative with this method and combine several small rugs into a composition. The main thing here is to choose the right colors. This rug will fit into the most modern interior.

Using the spiral principle, you can give a second life to several old sweaters. If you cut the strips crosswise, they will roll themselves into tubes. You need to carefully sew the strips together into one long one, then lay them down and stitch them.

Or you can use not ready-made things, but leftover threads. Knit a scarf ten centimeters wide and ten meters long from them. If the last loop in each row is knitted as a purl, the fabric will twist itself into a thick “sausage”. Twist the spiral and sew!

Or you can immediately knit a spiral by grabbing and knitting the outermost loop of the finished fabric.

So, taking the classics as a basis and including creativity, you can create with your own hands a lot of beautiful, comfortable and functional rugs for your beloved home. Tune in!

Just a few years ago, carpet was considered something unacceptable, especially in modernly decorated rooms. But still, fashion is cyclical and carpets, as a decorative element, are again relevant. If you still doubt whether such a product is suitable for you, we recommend that you do not purchase it in a specialized store. First, try making a rug with your own hands literally from scrap materials.

Do-it-yourself carpet: step-by-step master classes

In fact, a small rug will be appropriate in any room. But first of all, you should focus on the general style and purpose of the product. For example, a soft, fluffy rug would look great by the bed, which would be especially pleasant to sit on early in the morning. In turn, the bathroom will need a product made of a different material that will absorb water. Therefore, before starting work, decide for which specific room you need a rug.

Stylish carpet made from belts

For those who have several leather belts lying around at home, we suggest using them to create a rug. This is a fairly dense material, thanks to which the product will retain its attractive appearance for a long time. In addition, in our work we will need:

scissors;
glue;
fabric or rubber;
a small piece of fabric.

Place all the straps on the work surface and align them. Otherwise, the carpet will be uneven.

Since they must be the same length, we cut each belt one by one with scissors.

We take a piece of fabric or rubber, according to the length of the belts, and place it on the work surface. We distribute the belts on top in the desired order.

We fix each part with a special glue and leave it until completely dry.

A stylish and very unusual hand-made carpet is ready! In fact, there are many similar options, so you can safely experiment with the shape and size of the product.

Carpet made from old clothes

If you have a few old T-shirts lying around your house, now is the time to give them new life in the form of an original rug.

In the process we will need the following:

jersey T-shirts;
sewing machine;
threads;
scissors.

First, cut the T-shirts so that you get a long ribbon, as in the photo. We wind each ribbon one by one into a ball.

We weave the ribbons together into a long braid. It will look much more original if you use different shades.

For convenience, you can roll them into one ball.

The rug can have any shape, but in this case it will be oval. It is better to wrap the workpiece clockwise, as shown in the photo.

We sew the parts together using a sewing machine or by hand.

When turning, do not lay the braid too tightly. Otherwise, it may become distorted.

We simply turn the free end over to the wrong side and secure it with threads.

This product will perfectly complement the interior of a bedroom or bathroom.

Knitted rug

Knitting lovers can also experiment a little and make an unusual heart-shaped rug.

For work we will prepare:

threads;
scissors;
hook;
construction mesh.

Perhaps the most difficult stage is creating blanks. You will need quite a lot of them, based on the desired size of the rug.

When everything is prepared, carefully cut out the desired shape from the construction mesh. In this case, it is the heart. This is exactly what the rug will look like as a result.

We sew each piece to the mesh, periodically straightening them.

The result is a charming rug that will be a stylish addition to your bedroom.

DIY fluffy carpet

To create a laconic, but at the same time stylish product you will need:

scissors;
plastic mesh;
elastic bands for afro braids;
cotton rope.

First of all, you should decide on the size of the future carpet. Based on this, we cut the mesh and lay it out on the work surface.

We divide the cotton rope into several small pieces of the same size. We wrap each piece one by one around the mesh and secure with rubber bands. To make the carpet fluffier, simply separate the ends.

We repeat the same thing until we fill the entire mesh with rope. If you need a large carpet and you plan to make it from several parts, then you also need to connect them with rope.

A stylish, original carpet will decorate any room.

Thread carpet

For those who do not want to spend a lot of money on a carpet, we suggest making the simplest possible option using threads.

In the process you will need the following:

bath mat or net;
wool threads;
scissors.

First you need to make several blanks in the form of pompoms. To do this, wrap the thread around your fingers, carefully remove it and tie it in the middle with a small piece, as in the photo.

Cut the ends of the threads with scissors. The result will be a fluffy pompom. Repeat the same with the rest of the thread to make a sufficient number of blanks.

Place a mat with holes or a mesh on the work surface. We tie each pompom one by one as close to each other as possible. Due to this, the carpet will be as fluffy as possible.

When the product is ready, you can trim the ends of the threads from the reverse side.

Multicolored rug

Necessary materials:

fabric or old T-shirts;
adhesive tape;
scissors;
a thread;
needle.

Lay out strips of fabric of different colors on the work surface. In this case there will be five of them. We put five more stripes nearby, but in a mirror image.

Take the pink strip and tie it, as in the photo. We continue tying it around the rest until we reach the middle.

We do the same, starting from the other side. When the two pink stripes are next to each other, tie them together. We repeat the same with the remaining stripes.

Since the rug turns out to be quite narrow, we make another one of the same size.

We connect them together using thread and needle. The stylish decorative element is ready!

Rope carpet

We will prepare the following materials:

rope;
stationery knife;
round fabric blank;
glue.

Place the rope on the work surface and wrap it as in the photo. The size must perfectly match the fabric blank.

We cut off the rest of the rope with a utility knife. Apply glue to the rope and carefully apply the fabric.

The result is a beautiful small rug that is ideal for decorating a hallway.

Carpet in the interior: classic or modern solution?

If you still doubt whether the carpet will suit your interior, we recommend looking at a selection of photos.

Why there is a carpet in the house, there is no need to explain. Many DIY enthusiasts make rugs with their own hands, making useful products from leftover threads, yarn, or simply unnecessary rags. Among the samples of home carpet weaving there are not only those that are not inferior to the best industrial designs, but also unique, highly artistic ones that are not subject to machine technology, see fig. And all this with minimal costs, or even for nothing.

Archaeologists consider a carpet to be the oldest household item: before realizing that one could wear the skin, a person laid it out for himself. Carpet weaving and carpet weaving are also the most ancient crafts, and here handmade work still firmly holds its position. For example, a mat made of pom-poms lends itself very difficult to automation. But at home, you can make a bedside rug from pompoms in half a day, and it will be more convenient than a factory one, and it will look better, see below.

Homemade and homemade rugs

The same applies to rugs made from old things. Their disposal using industrial methods is not very profitable and purchase prices for used rags are not encouraging. And unwanted clothes transformed with your own hands into a carpet will still serve usefully on the farm.

In this article we will look at what and how to make rugs for your home and garden with your own hands. But, unfortunately, large floor and wall carpets and rugs will have to be touched upon only in passing, this is a separate big topic. And napkins, table runners, furniture covers and small wall rugs woven using the macrame technique need only be mentioned at all - this is no less an extensive topic, technologically poorly connected with carpet weaving.

In this publication, we will deal with small rugs, colloquially referred to as rugs. As you can see in the photo above, they are not necessarily “grandmothers”, sheltered in the kitchen or in a nook by the door, although rugs are needed there too. A rug can be a highly aesthetic product that decorates the living room, and a durable hygienic product in a room with high humidity and/or in a room prone to pollution. Or even street, if the rug is intended for the dacha. All this diversity rests, in general, on three pillars: material, execution technique and supporting base.

Technique and basis

The variety of homemade floor mats is mind-boggling. But according to the technique of execution, they are divided into a relatively small number of varieties:

Sewn- technologically the simplest, but requiring additional materials (threads) and industrial equipment: a sewing machine. Using an ordinary household 1-needle machine with a needle up to No. 100, it is possible to sew a completely high-quality and beautiful rug.
Braided (knitted) rope mats- no extras no materials needed. Very practical, stable, but the appearance is quite monotonous, although elegant. They require increased attention and accuracy in work, but to a connoisseur the product speaks volumes about the skill of the author.
Woven from scraps of fabric– they require quite a lot of labor, but not complicated; The material is suitable free waste. The appearance of patchwork carpets made from skillful hands can be simply stunning. To make them you need a simple hand loom - a crosny - see the video below. Crowns for small rugs can be made at home in half an hour to an hour from scrap materials, see below and at the end.

Video: do-it-yourself rug made from shreds

Braided (crocheted). Rugs are not knitted on knitting needles, because... knitted products are designed primarily for vertical loads. Whole-knit rugs are most often made round (see figure below); A round rug made using a different technique will not be durable. Whole-knitted rugs require quite a lot of skill, but a novice craftswoman can quickly and easily crochet blanks for sewn rugs.
Knitted on a woven or semi-rigid mesh base– these are fleecy carpets up to “real” patterned and “grass” rugs for the bedroom or nursery, in which the foot gently sinks. “Grass” rugs are no more complex in technique than sewn ones and are less labor-intensive, but you need a purchased base; however, inexpensive, see below. Patterned fleecy carpets, not inferior in appearance to Persian or Khorasan ones, can be woven at home on bedsteads, but a lot of work, attention and artistic taste will be required.
Knitted without warp– are most often made from pieces of plastic film, for example, used bags. It is possible to discern artistic merit in them only with a fair amount of imagination, the service life is up to 6 months, but you can make such a rug in just half an hour. They are hygienic, have shoe-cleaning properties and are easy to clean themselves: dried, shaken well - and that's it. Ideal as door guards at the dacha and in the shower/sanitary block there. Not recommended for living rooms: static accumulates intensively in a dry room with a non-conductive floor.
Type-setting from natural solid mineral or elastic organic materials or their imitation with or without a base. Natural mineral ones are very expensive, and if made independently, very labor-intensive. Organic matter (wood, cork; occasionally horn and bone) on the floor is not very hygienic; when wet, it is slippery and wears out quickly. Imitating minerals is quite labor-intensive, but can be done at home (see below), the raw materials for it are inexpensive, and the aesthetic effect can be magnificent. Mats made in this way are suitable for both indoor and outdoor use with virtually no restrictions.

The traditional base of the carpet is a coarse, knotless mesh. Colored threads, giving a fluffy front surface with a pattern, are either woven into it during weaving, or, bent in half, are caught by the weft threads to the warp. The contours of the drawing are drawn in advance on a base stretched on the machine. For floor carpets, incl. typesetting, construction fiberglass mesh is perfect as a mesh base; in this case, the threads that create the face are tied to it. For sewn rugs, the basis is most often taken of coarse natural technical fabric, cotton or linen: canvas, tarpaulin, matting, burlap. Wool and silk are not suitable because... easily electrified. Synthetics are suitable for clothing: nylon, lavsan, etc.

Rags and rugs

Homemade rugs are made mainly from natural plant textile and knitted materials: old clothing, yarn, thread, rope (twisted rope) or cable (braided rope). Synthetics in rugs for indoor use should only be used for wearable items due to the same static electricity; it, through bare feet or in slippers, has a very bad effect on health. We will return to imitation of natural mineral materials later, but enough of what has been said above about solid/elastic organics.

In terms of all its qualities, the best material for a floor mat is denim, especially since a lot of old jeans often accumulate in the house. And the easiest way to sew a rug from jeans is to cut them into pieces of the desired shape and sew them from the inside out, top left in Fig. A denim rug (above right) will look acceptable in any interior, as will denim clothes in any setting, except for a prim and formal one.

Appearance and methods of making denim carpet

If you’re not too lazy to “give the jeans a cooler style,” you can trim the blanks around the edges with braid in a contrasting color (middle left); such a rug will fit into a modern interior. And for rooms with an archaic-rustic design or, say, a dacha, you can weave a “grandmother’s” rug from jeans unraveled into ribbons by whipping up crosses (see at the end). Elementary techniques of “grandmother’s” weaving are shown in Fig. at the bottom. 2 denim colors, face and back, are enough to get a nice pattern. A torn old sheet will be used as a basis; the strips are twisted into bundles.

Note: In the process of weaving a denim carpet, it may be necessary to connect strips of weft, either to bring out the pattern, or simply not enough. The weaving knot is not suitable in this case, because The fabric is dense and the knot will be large. Jeans ribbons are connected in the same way as when weaving a patchwork rug without a machine, see below.

Tights

The second class of items suitable for rug wear are tights. How to make a mat from tights, see the tutorial video below:

Video: DIY pantyhose rug

Other junk

Lightweight wearable items can be placed on the mat in a variety of ways, see for example. next video. However, when they are trampled lying on the floor, the wear resistance of the products leaves much to be desired.

Video: how to make rugs from old clothes

If the original item is knitted, say, the rug is from old T-shirts, then larger pieces are cut out of it without seams, piping, etc. Pockets are paired. Then the blanks are dissolved into ribbons, braids are woven from them, and a rug is sewn from the braids, see fig. Threads – no thinner than No. 20. Hemming the base of technical fabric is required; without it, the tights will soon stretch and quickly wear out.

Making a patchwork rug made from braids

Weaving strips for a rag rug

This technique is not suitable for printed fabrics: threads will crawl along the edges of the tapes, and holes will crawl under the fastening threads. In this case, the workpiece is first cut into even strips 5-7 cm wide, each strip into 4 more identical strips, without cutting all the way through. Then the straps are woven (see the picture on the right), and from the straps a rug is woven/woven on a sheet base, like a “grandmother’s” denim rug. The finished rug turns out respectable: the double texture indicates a high-class workmanship.

Note: sometimes one-piece rugs are woven using the same technique, cutting the workpiece at once not completely into 8, 16, 32, 64, etc. narrow stripes. But due to the displacement of the transitions of the ribbons, the carpet turns out to be either oblique or with a zigzag edge, depending on how the adjacent quadruples are woven, one into one or mirrored.

Here the question arises: how to cut thin fabric into strips of the same width, especially narrow ones? To do this, the workpiece (and then the wide ribbons) are folded like an accordion, leveled (ironing doesn’t hurt) and pinched with clothespins. Next, little by little, cut through all the bends at once, starting from the end, and remove the clothespins as you cut.

Braided mats

Rope mats are distinguished by their enviable resistance and durability. They look good too. They are mainly used as bedside footrests and tabletops, because... their length is 40-45 times the diameter of the rope, and their width is approximately 1.25-1.5 times less. You don’t need any materials other than rope, or any special experience. Schemes for weaving rope mats are shown in Fig. Based on the first, pos. 1-5 – regular straight knot. It is woven with one end (running) in 5 passes. The rope will need 35-37 mat lengths, i.e. 1200-1500 of its (rope) diameters. It’s not scary, in meters it will be 13-17 m.

Schemes for weaving rugs from rope

The sea rug (pos. a-f) is so named because it was an indispensable accessory to the sleeping place of a sailor of old times. In the sailing fleet, a sailor who did not know how to make himself a hanging hammock bunk and weave a mat for his feet along with it was considered a loser, regardless of any merits and length of service. The sea rug is knitted in 3 passes while hanging. The rope (approx. 20% longer than the previous one of the same length) is bent in half and braided with 2 ends. The sea rug is narrower and longer, its weaving is more frequent and finer. The labor intensity is the same as before, because You need to straighten not 5, but 3 ends.

The variety of rope rugs woven using the same or other flat knots is not limited to these samples, pos. 1-3 on the next rice. But this work is much more complicated, the details of which are not possible here. As for carpets made of rope decorative elements (brandenburs, etc.), sewn onto a woven base (pos. 4) or glued from a single piece of rope, pos. 5, then in terms of strength and durability these products are more decorative than for everyday use.

Rope mats

Let's try to weave...

To make a small, approx. up to 40 cm long, a woven rug made of threads, yarn or fabric ribbons/bundles is not needed at first. A rectangular piece of cardboard and a dinner fork will be enough. Using a fork, immediately poke holes for the base: lines are drawn along the short edges of the cardboard “machine”, at a distance of 3-5 cm from it. The first 4 holes are pierced along the line with a fork, then the fork is shifted by 3 tines so that the outer one falls into the last hole that has already been pierced, 3 more holes are pierced, etc. The cardboard is cut to the holes; The warp thread is carried out in one piece, placed in a loop under the edge petals - “pegs”. Leave the ends of the base free for approx. 10 cm each.

Note: There is no need to take cardboard longer than 40 cm; it will bend under the tension of the threads during work.

Then we weave, as usual, pos. 1-2 Fig., but instead of a shuttle you will have to use a gypsy needle; the shuttle will not fit between the cardboard and the fabric. Having carried out 4-10 threads of weft, depending on its smoothness, we tamp the fabric with the same fork, pos. 3. We obviously unwind the wefts in excess, because the missing thread is tied from the inside out, which is not possible in this case.

How to weave a rug without a loom

Next, the ends of the worked weft threads are left at approx. 10 cm and glued to the “camp” with tape, pos. 4. When the entire warp is woven, they are carried out with a needle under at least 8-10 weft transitions from the wrong side to the face, pos. 5, and trimmed.

The next stage is to remove 3-4 loops from the petals at one end of the base and insert the free end into them, pos. 6. We tighten it a little, but don’t cut off the “tail” yet! We do the same with the other end of the warp thread.

Now the base can be completely removed from the pegs. Place the rug approx. for a day on a flat, smooth surface for self-tightening of the fabric under the influence of residual stresses in the threads. If the loops of the base have not yet tightened completely after this, smooth the rug, tighten it, and shake it until they tighten. Now you can cut off the “tails” of the base - the product is ready for use!

In a similar way, you can weave rugs from leftover yarn or patchwork rugs from ribbons/strands (remember - jeans, tights, rags?) Both materials can be used together, but the warp and weft must be uniform. They are assembled from separate threads/ribbons, secured with knots, on the left in Fig. It remains to decide how to connect threads/ribbons that are not long enough, or to bring out the pattern. As for the threads, there is no way on a cardboard “loom”, you need to take whole ones. And 2 ways of connecting tapes are shown there in the center and on the right. You can connect very short ribbons first, but the joint will be visible. The second joint is invisible, but the overlap of the ends is needed from 4-5 cm.

Weaving a patchwork rug on a piece of cardboard and methods for joining the patches

... and knit

Carpets, as already mentioned, are crocheted. In general, this is no simpler than knitting, only the properties of the finished products are slightly different. There are many patterns for crocheting rugs on the Internet, but for beginners, in order to even understand the symbols of loops and operations, they would have to learn too much educational material. So let's start with the basics.

How the first loop is made when crocheting is shown on the left in Fig. This is already enough to, by passing a loop into a loop, tie a braid for a sewn rug. And on the right there it is given how to tie the next row to the previous one.

Basic crochet techniques

This way you can make a whole knitted rug, even a round one, see another video:

Video: knitting a round rug

This is where it happens to experienced craftswomen when a problem arises: I knitted it exactly according to the pattern from the recommended material, but it took it and pushed it out with a hump (cap, dome). The fact is that you can only increase the length of the outer rows by passing 2 of their loops into one of the previous ones by using an integer number of loops. It cannot be irrational, like π. The exact length of the row is adjusted mechanically by an experienced knitter by tightening the loops. But a person is not a robot, everyone’s working skills are different. A scheme developed by someone under their own hands may not be entirely correct for another.

However, there is no need to unravel the finished rug and bandage it, and it won’t do any good. If it came out not quite like a jester's cap, it can be aligned according to the following instructions:

We prepare hotter water for soaking, 55-60 degrees (the hand can barely tolerate it);
We dilute PVA in it at the rate of 1.5-2 tbsp. spoons per 10 l;
Soak the rug without creasing it;
While it gets wet, prepare a hard, smooth, moisture-resistant substrate. Ideally - a piece of plywood covered with plastic film in 2-4 layers;
When the water has cooled to lukewarm (32-35 degrees), remove the mat and lay it out on a mat to dry. There is no need to keep it in water until it has completely cooled down, the effect will disappear;
If the backing is plywood or wood, we additionally spread out the mat with push pins;
Once completely dry, the mat knitted according to a proven pattern will definitely level out. No - look for flaws in your work. An insignificant admixture of PVA will not prevent the product from dissolving.

This method of molding woven products was once invented by Soviet black market workers and underground workers in order to make “homemade” jeans stand up like a “firm”. At the same time, knitting lovers also adopted it. The quality of jeans of that time is long gone, but the PVA doesn’t seem to have deteriorated...

More about round rugs

Round rugs made from shreds can be excellent and even outstanding in aesthetics, see fig.

They don't necessarily have to be all-knitted. Firstly, they can be sewn, as described above, on a coarse textile base from braided or knitted braids (in this case, only from braids), wound in a spiral. But the strength and durability will not be higher than that of other sewn carpets.

Weaving a round rug from patchwork braids on a hoop

The second method is to braid braids along a radial base of rope on a hula hoop, see fig. on the right, it gives a good-quality product, but the “blob” in the center is a rather difficult problem, as a result of which this technique is rarely used.

Very beautiful and quite durable round rugs, and patchwork sewn ones, are obtained in the so-called. patchwork technique. Its essence is that patchwork parts are sewn into fragments of a pattern, which are sewn onto a coarse woven base, see the plot:

Video: rug for home in patchwork technique

Fluffy grass

Real patterned fleecy carpets are an immense topic, like the entire history of carpet weaving. But making a small, simple grass mat at home won’t be too difficult. The first method is tying with knots to a construction mesh. Propylene (this plastic is practically not electrified) or nylon fluffy cord allows you to get a pile up to 5 and even 10 cm high, pos. 1 on next rice.

If you don’t want grass, but something like a densely planted lettuce, you can knit a fluffy rug from scraps. In this case, so that the pile does not fall off, the scraps are taken wider so that the knots slightly expand the mesh cells, and knit in a checkerboard pattern, pos. 2.

Two easy ways to make fluffy rugs

In both cases, if there is a pattern, it is drawn in advance along the base grid, pos. 3. Knit a simple bayonet in knots. This knot is very reliable, cannot be felt with bare feet and is easy to knit either by hand or by crochet, pos. 4 and 5.

The second method, firstly, gives a soft mat that can be rolled up and washed in a machine. Secondly, ordinary knitting yarn produces a dense, non-falling pile up to 7 cm high. How such a rug is made is clear from the poses. 6-9. The width of the cardboard mandrel for winding pile strips is according to its desired height. The finished strips are attached to a coarse woven base.

Some explanations, however, will be needed regarding pos. 6 and 9. If sewing is not intended to be done immediately after winding the strips, then you need to baste the uncut edge of the layer using a basting of 1 full and 3/4 of a half eight, this is the so-called. eight 7/4. How it is done is shown in pos. 10. The number of turns in one tack is not necessarily 4, it can be 10 or more, depending on the smoothness of the yarn. The hairier it is, the more turns you can grab with one figure eight loop. A strip swept in this way can lie in the chest of drawers as long as you like without spreading.

During final sewing, the first strip of pile is attached, straightened. Then its threads are bent to the non-working side and the next one is attached as close as possible, etc. The edge of the base in the finished rug will show through a little, so it is trimmed with braid.

Rug made of pompoms

It's time to remember such cute, soft and original pom-pom rugs. They are made as before. case: pompoms are tied to a construction mesh or sewn to a fabric base. But how to make the most pom-poms? Are there many of the same or given sizes, beautiful, neat?

It is not necessary to look for drawings and descriptions of certain devices or machines for making pompoms, as some sources advise. Excellent pom-poms are obtained as shown in Fig. “Technological equipment” made from a couple of reusable cardboard scraps; In any case, it’s enough for a whole carpet of pom-poms.

Making a pompom for a rug and other purposes

Pompoms can also be multi-colored if the winding is made from threads of different colors, only of the same thickness. There is no need to connect the ends of the threads somehow; the twist will be cut anyway.

What if you want the pompoms to be smooth? Also without problems: we take a piece of synthetic winterizer or fleece, crumple it into a ball, fit it with a suitable fabric and tighten the tail with a thread. The fabric, by the way, can also be silk: synthetic winterizer and fleece have antistatic properties and will divert electrical charges.

Video: do-it-yourself pom-pom rug - master class

Video: an alternative option for making a rug from pompoms

Where and how is plastic good?

Hobbyists sometimes make rugs from plastic film that are amazing in appearance and fine workmanship. But we still cannot recommend them for residential premises. In dry rooms, plastic is easily electrified, and, say, in a bathroom, water stagnates in its folds. What kind of living community will soon form there is best not to look under a microscope. Especially those familiar with the principles of microbiology.

Plastic film mats can find other uses, e.g. as door and/or street at the dacha. A properly made plastic bag mat will remove dirt from shoes, although not as well as special cleaning mats. Cleaning it comes down to drying and shaking it out, the material costs pennies, and you can make a new rug like this in 10-30 minutes as follows:

The package is rolled into a flat roll and tied with tape; You can also use a rope made of film, pos. 1 per rice;
The tourniquet is pulled tightly, the edges of the bag are cut off, pos. 2;
The workpiece is fluffed by hand, pos. 3;
Several blanks are tied into something like a pompom, pos. 4;
If the diameter of the pompom (20-35 cm depending on the size of the bags) is too small, several of them are tied together or tied to a construction net.

Rug made of... stone

Artificial stone rug

The stone mats are original, see fig. on the right, and massage the feet. True, standing barefoot on a cold stone is not always pleasant, but that’s not so bad. The main thing is that it is simply unrealistic to find in nature as many smoothly rounded pebbles of equal thickness as needed, and it is unrealistically expensive to buy a choice.

In all respects, a rug made from substitutes for rounded pebbles made from polymer clay (plastic, cold porcelain) is better than a natural stone rug. You can make polymer clay with your own hands at home in the kitchen; starting materials (starch, PVA) are inexpensive. One starter (leavening) is enough for 1-3 pebbles, depending on their size, and you can imitate not only cobblestones, but also many semi-precious stones, see figure: selenite, jade, amazonite, jasper, onyx, carnelian, agate, even lapis lazuli , malachite, heliotrope and charoite. A rug made of gems that doesn’t even keep your feet cold – who’s to say that’s not cool?

Some semi-precious stones

The use of plastic for the manufacture of stone rugs has, in comparison with its other applications, some features:

Prepare a substrate in advance - a solid shield covered with film.
The base of the mat made of construction mesh is laid on the substrate.
Containers (vessels) are also prepared for ripening the mass of the total volume, which is obviously greater than the total volume of stones, in an amount equal to the number of colors used.
The mass of the required flowers is prepared quickly so that they all ripen together at about the same time. Each color ripens in its own separate container.
Immediately after the maturation of the mass, without shifting it to storage, stones are molded and laid on the base of the rug, slightly pressing down so that the mesh is pressed into them. This should be done in thick enough latex gloves so that there are no traces of palms and fingerprints on the stones.
After 2-3 hours, when the crust dries on the stones, they are leveled in height, pressing down the speakers. Be careful not to crack the thin crust!
Transfer the drying tray to a warm, dry, shaded place.
Dry until completely dry, based on a complete hardening rate of 2 mm per day.
The almost finished rug is carefully turned over. Falling stones (rarely, but it happens) are glued with PVA.
At the crosshairs of the grid falling on the stones, 1-2 drops of PVA are allowed from a medical syringe without a needle.
Dry for another 2-3 days, and the rug is ready.

Carpet weaving has always been and is a highly profitable occupation among all peoples, under any political system and economic system. A margin (rise) of 200-300% is an ordinary phenomenon in this business. But do not rush to get into a credit swamp to purchase equipment and develop handicraft production on the basis of only one theory: the requirements of potential buyers for the quality of carpet products are also traditionally very high.

To begin with, it does not hurt to watch a master class on the manufacture of homespun carpets.

Video: making homespun rugs - master class

Then, get a carpet weaving loom. Simple and inexpensive, but suitable for the production of commercial-grade products. Its basis is a strong frame; wooden - from timber from 40x40 or plywood from 20 mm, pos. 1 in Fig. If you have an old window frame lying around somewhere, carpentry work is no longer necessary.

Weaving equipment from scrap materials for carpets

The following are guide pins for threads and pegs. Here, modernity is better than antiquity: pushpins-markers with a long neck (pos. 2) are just what you need. For handicraft work, they, in comparison with steel and wooden pegs, have a number of advantages:

Cheap per piece.
Installed by female forces. To screw in several hundred threaded steel pegs or put in the same number of wooden ones - the work is still the same for a hardy peasant, and a child also sticks buttons into a pine tree.
They are easily rearranged, practically without damaging the wood.
The size, if inserted close to each other, is just right for weaving rugs.
By placing the pins in a checkerboard pattern, you can give the warp and/or weft to the fabric more tightly, and by placing them at intervals - less often.
When installing pegs from buttons, both the thread and the plait or braid will pass as tightly as possible into the windows between the necks.
Smooth, slippery necks of the buttons will ensure uniform tension of the fabric threads.

Your dearest believer can and should also be harnessed to make the machine: let him make a comb the entire width of the frame window for stuffing the weft from a wooden (preferably oak) block and pieces of knitting or bicycle needles. In extreme cases, you can stuff it with a fork, as described above, but with a comb the work will go faster and better.

Next is the shuttle. A fishing shuttle is not suitable for weaving nets; it is designed for rather complex manipulations of knitting knots. When weaving, you will have to turn it over all the time, and throw off the consumable loops, making movements with your fingers, which is very tiring in an already difficult weaving job. A salted and tanned fisherman who has just tied his net can be recognized by his crab-shaped hands. The smooth spool shuttle easily dives into a very dense base, but it also needs to be turned over, which slows down the work, and the manufacture will require high-quality materials and metal work.

For weaving rugs, the old-style handloom weaving shuttle is best suited. Its drawing is given above at pos. 3. Material – hard wood, plywood, hard plastic 2-4 mm thick. How the thread is wound onto this shuttle is shown in pos. 4. The consumable skein is thrown onto the beak with loops alternately on one side and the other. To remove the next loop, the shuttle is pushed back, it will come off the beak itself. This should be done when the shuttle is outside the base.

Finally, tying a new thread to the end. How to extend tapes and strands was described earlier. And the thread is tied with a simple weaving knot, pos. 5. There are other weaving knots, but for fairly thick and strong carpet thread, this is the most suitable.

Well, if things have gone well, you liked your creations, and the buyers liked your creations, then you can think about how to make or order a real weaving loom for carpets with your own hands.

Good day!

Whatever you say, nothing creates coziness in the house as quickly as a soft rug on the floor. Moreover, it doesn’t have to be big at all, it can be shaggy carpet islands, cleverly “scattered” throughout the room, and small rectangles, comfortably located in the bedroom, and, of course, we can’t get away from rugs in the nursery and near the front door. To be honest, I am against carpets, but this is what happened personally in my house, where, in addition to two children, there is also a dog, a cat and a female cat. Can you imagine how many times a day I have to vacuum bare floors and sofas during the molting period of animals, despite the fact that we are scratching our animals as a family? And if I also had carpets, I would probably go crazy :) Therefore, the carpets I have are a rug near the door and a small rug, which is spread only while the child is playing on the floor and animals are not allowed there :) And so I want to put my feet in something soft on the floor :), something clean, and so that you can wash it in the machine :) Well, as always, handicrafts come to the rescue, and not some kind of modern, but quite ancient-traditional ones , slightly adjusted to modern design realities, in a word, a little effort and the result is a stylish and practical rug with your own hands.

And the best part is that you can successfully use fabric and thread waste and leftovers to make a handmade carpet, create a beautiful decorative element and at the same time get rid of deposits :)

I want to bring to your attention an excellent article about the most basic techniques for creating carpets with detailed descriptions and photos of the processes: knotted carpets, rugs made from braids, air chains and fabric balls with filling. Enjoy watching!

Famous DIY knot rugs

For work we will need:

Carpet mesh (we buy it at a craft store or hardware store). The grids are different. We buy large-mesh, it’s easier and faster to work with.

A thick crochet hook that should fit freely into the mesh cell.

Knitted ribbons.

Did you cut it? Now turn on your favorite movie, which you know by heart enough to enjoy watching with one eye, and cut the strips into pieces of about twelve to fifteen centimeters.

DIY rug made from T-shirts

The rug turns out to be indistinguishable from the same one, but tied in knots. And science has not yet proven which method is easier and faster. The second one is probably thicker.

Once everything is finished, you can mow your rug like a lawn. Or you can leave the natural shaggy look.

Homemade rug for hard workers

Then we sew the balls together, attaching each new one with several strong stitches to the previous ones. You can do it in rows, in a spiral, in any order... Children really like these “pimply” rugs - it’s nice to walk on them barefoot.

DIY grandmother's rug

The oldest, most famous method is the so-called “grandmother's rug.” Today we can call it a “country style rug.” The fabric is cut or torn into strips, and these strips are woven into colorful braids. And the braids are laid in a spiral and sewn together with large stitches using a large needle and thick thread.

Knitted rug

American handmade rugs:

You can get creative with this method and combine several small rugs into a composition. The main thing here is to choose the right colors. This rug will fit into the most modern interior.

Or you can immediately knit a spiral by grabbing and knitting the outermost loop of the finished fabric.

The article was prepared by Elena Bessmertnaya, for which many thanks to the author!