Making A Hula Hoop Rug

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Making a hula hoop rug.

Cut one shirt into one inch horizontal strips so that they are loops. We have included a video above that shows you just how easy this project is. For the warp cut 1 inch wide loops from the bodies of one or two tees removing the hem and stopping at the sleeves. The larger the hula hoop the larger your finished rug will be.

Such a fun hands on diy project. I started small as a test so i ended up using both types of looms you can skip the cardboard and just use the hula hoop for bigger rugs. Anne of crafts blog flax twine made a great hula hoop rug inspired by a recycled tee hula hoop project she spotted at the disney family fun site see pic below. It s a very good tutorial that you will find easy to follow along with.

The rug was made on a hula hoop loom using an old t shirt for the warp and a massively huge ball of finger knitting for the weft. If you don t have a hula hoop you can make a rug on a cardboard loom of any size by joining several pieces of cardboard together with glue and tape. Via one pretty thing. When i read through these directions i was surprised how easy it was to create.

Supplies needed to make a t shirt rag rug. I based this project on an incredible t shirt hula hoop rug i saw on the disney family fun site where they used strips of t shirts for the weft. You will start by cutting your t shirts into strips and this creates your t shirt yarn and you weave from the center out. All you ll need is a hula hoop about a dozen old t shirts and an open afternoon to make your own unique upcycled rug.

Bring em on inside and weave a hula hoop rug with disney family fun. Repurpose them into a rug using a hula hoop as a loom. Here is the perfect craft to recycle t shirts make a woven rug using a hula hoop as a loom. Scissors about a dozen t shirts 33 inch hula hoop.

Make a cardboard loom or hula hoop loom. A hula hoop ring some old yarn or old tees some finger knitting action is all you need to make a rug. How to make a rag rug. Cut off the hemmed bottom of all shirts and discard.

This simple t shirt hula hoop rug is a great in front of the tv activity for teens and adults to upcycle those random t shirts. This project is super fun and easy to do. Summer may be over but don t put those hula hoops away just yet. You will need about a dozen t shirts and a hula hoop to make a t shirt rag rug.

Stretch these loops in pairs around the hula hoop in a pinwheel pattern. You will need 14 strips.