Am I picky?! Yes!!! I wanted something in white or off-white with a dash of light tan or something, and oval shaped. So I'd look all over, and then threaten to make one, and then just live with the little square piece of carpet that they cut for us last time we got new carpeting. Ugh!
So apparently there are a few different ways to make a rug, but mostly I saw them either braided, or crocheted. Since you'd have to actually sew a braided rug together, and I don't like trying to sew through big heavy thick stuff too much, I decided to crochet mine and avoid that hassle!
I used off-white cotton knit fabric, with a thick strand of yarn (with a copper thread) along with it, and crocheted this with a GIANT hook. It took about 9 yards of fabric, cut into a continuous 2-3 inch strip. To cut it, I started from one end, and cut a (approx.) 2.5" strip, stopping about 2" from the end. Then I moved my scissors over 2.5" and started cutting a parallel strip from the other end. I repeated this process until the entire yardage was cut in a continuous strip. (See figure below, where the dotted line is the cut line, and the red dots are where I stopped cutting).
Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteNew Reader, sewing mom, teacher, ya know, and no advice except laugh.
Amy in CA