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Remember you can always trim your rug after it is finished, its sometimes easier to use longer strips that can be tied easily


Material

  • 1 Bag of scrap fabric
  • 1 piece of raw weave hessian (potato sack)
  • 1 knitting needle
  • 1 Pair of scissors

Method

  1. Cut your hessian into the shape and size you would like your rug
  2. Cut or rip your fabric strips into approximately 1cm wide strips, the length of each scrap will depend on how 'plush' you want your rug.
  3. Using your knitting needle thread or 'hook' your fabric through the webbing of the hessian and tie off the ends.

Notes

You can also draw on a pattern with a permanent marker and fill in the blocks with single colors



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  • mle00
    • 19 Mar 2014
      3:12 pm

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  • Great idea, could end up with some beautiful bright rugs.

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  • I’ve always wanted to know how to do this

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  • That is a great way to use left over scrap material

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  • Your rug is a great idea!


    • It can be used for so many different things

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  • A pretty and colourful scrap rug project.

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  • I never knew how to make these. Thanks!

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  • Very well done! This is great!!!

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  • This is a very clever idea for recycling


    • Recycling is such a good and important thing to do and to model for our children. Big fan of recycling and up cycling too.

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  • thanks for sharing

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  • this is a great way to recycle old clothing

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  • great idea, thanks for sharing

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  • Sounds like an interesting little activity to try!!

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  • Looks nice thanks for sharing

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  • Simple but neat idea, remind’s me of my childhood and the ladies sitting around making things similar to this.


    • It does bring back good memories. Of course fashions come and go. These are back in now.

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  • looks good thanks for sharing

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  • this is such a great idea

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  • I remember some of my aunties putting these together when I was little. Some nice memories triggered so thanks for sharing.

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  • I never realised it was that easy to do, thanks Icant wait to get going.

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  • Nice idea

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  • Great idea for inexpensive craft that makes a useful rug. As a child in the 1950’s (Eek that was last century!) we also used hessian for wool embroidery using long stitch or double cross stitch to make decorative cushion covers. I remember being very proud that they were used on the lounge.


    • yeah it is a method that has been around, tried and tested then.

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