Recycled T Shirt Bath Mat

Try to keep that in mind that when you are sewing keep the braid loose not tight.

Recycled t shirt bath mat. T shirt shag rug bathroom rug rag rug shaggy rug seasidestudiopei 24 58. Different types of recycled chindi fabric chindi is leftover remnant of fabrics different knit products. Keep gluing t shirt sections in one straight line along an edge of the mat image 1. Create a fluffy textured rug with recycled sheets t shirts.

Place a strip of hot glue 1 inch from the previous row. Simply hot glue the strips in place directly on the top of the rug pad bunching the strips together on top of the glue. Place a piece of cardboard under the rug because the hot glue will seep through the holes and make a mess. 3 t shirts cut into 1 4 inch wide strip and stretched to curl into t yarn.

It takes some time. You ll also want the fabric weight to be fairly consistent so don t try to pair up a hanes t shirt with a paper thin cotton shirt from br. Simple latch hook technique using a rug canvas. Make a bath mat or area rug.

They are just sewn down to the top of the base fabric. Choose t shirts that are mostly or 100 cotton and have no or very little print on them preferably only above the arm line. When you get to the end of the braid where the braid starts curving around simply pivot your machine to move with the curve around the braid. Once the glue dries run your hand over the top of the rug to remove any loose pieces.

Stick the knots into the glue strip leaving 1 2 inch between each knot image 2. Enjoy this tarn rug project and happy recycled crafting to all. You could absolutely make something similar using rug hooking techniques but you might have to cut your t shirt strips narrower to get them through the holes in the netting. T shirt fabric is a knit material that stretches.

Favorite add to hand made t shirt rug blackdoorboho 30 00. Free shipping eligible favorite add to t shirt rug jcworkshopcreations 36 00 free shipping favorite add to crochet upcycled t shirt rug. Free pattern for crocheted t yarn bathmat rug. This bath mat was completely sewn so none of the t shirt strips go through to the back or loop around the base at all.

Continue to glue knotted t shirt sections all the way up the edge of the mat. Easy door mat easy table mat diy door mat. In this case i used xxl men s t shirts from goodwill. If you are new to crocheting or knitting with recycled t shirts you can learn the process by using my curled t yarn tutorial.

Made from recycled cotton jersey it s as soft underfoot as a favorite t shirt.