DIY rug using an old sweater/ towel

DIY rug using an old sweater/ towel

DIY rug is something you can make if you want to keep yourself busy. I don’t like wasting my time and use it to make something creative. So, if you are bored and have nothing else to do, use that time to make something amazing out of just ordinary things & it’s fun to use your energy in something good too. Adding more to this these activities keep you positive and give you a little bit sense of achievement.  Keeping it short as winters are leaving and we are all about to de-clutter our cupboards, right! But wait don’t throw those old & ugly sweaters of yours & make something useful out of it. I recently made a rug using old sweater & that is the DIY I am going to share with you guys today.

How to make a rug using old sweater/ towel?

Let’s learn step by step how to make a rug using an old sweater.

Things that you will need are: 

Old sweater
Scissors
Thread & needle
Common pins
DIY rug with an old sweater

Step one:

Cut strips about 3-4cm long & 3 inches wide out of a sweater /towel. It’s not specified measurement, you can cut as long as you sweater or towel is.
towel strips

Step two:

Place three strips on one another and stitch them together from one side. Now fold these strips and start making a braid. Secure the braid with common pins so that it won’t open
DIY cloth strips
stitch together
DIY

Step three:

Attach more three strips next to the braid strips. In this way attach all strips together to make a long Ropunzel braid. Beware make braid after attaching two long strips together otherwise these will create a mess. So, attach……braid………secure……….. attach ……… braid…….secure  and follow this rule until you attach last strips together.
connect strip

Step four:

Roll the braid from starting point and stitch it together using needle and thread, roll up the whole braid and stitch it together. Your rug is ready.
Rug DIY with towel

Step five:

Secure the side that you have stitched by placing jute using glue gun. Place your rug next to bed. In case of towel rug place it next to your room’s bathroom door it will help you keep your room clean.
 Ta da da Enjoy being creative.

 

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