Big looms, with moving parts, are serious pieces of craft equipment. Buy, or trade, or borrow, or take a weaving class at your local community college or arts center. Buy one instead.” At least, buy your first loom. To neaten up the woven rag rug, trim the end to the length of about 4" or to your preference.My first answer to the question, “How do you make a rag rug loom?” is, “Don’t.Lift all of the strips from the slots to remove the woven rug from the cardboard.Hide the tail of the weaving strip in the warp strips by weaving through the strip.Repeat on the opposite end of the woven rug. Pull the weaving weft strip and tie it in place with the warp strips. Weave the last row as close to the previous row as possible, forming a crisscross with the previous strip.Repeat until you've finished the entire piece. Pull the bunch after each row to ensure the warp strips are puffy and even. Because there are 12 strips in a slot, ensure that all of the strips are weaved.Secure a 24 inches long of tail end in the first slot to prevent it from being accidentally pulled over.īegin by weaving through the strip at the bottom of the first bunch, then on top for the second bunch, bottom again for the third bunch, and so on.Ĭontinue weaving until you reach the last bunch, then rotate the cardboard and repeat the motion for the next row. If you don't have a tapestry needle, you can cover the end of the weaving strip with masking tape to make it easier to go through the warp strips. Insert a strip into the eye of a tapestry needle and begin weaving.
Set aside some fabric strips (weft) for weaving. You'll be surprised at how well it turns out. To make some color patterns for the woven rug, alternate the colors between the slots. You can also use a wider single strip of 12" as a warp strip for each slot. Fill each slot with 12 or 6 strips, leaving 6" at each end.
Allow for a 2" wide edge so that the cardboard is not weakened at the edge.Ĭut it to make slots for the fabric strips to grip. Mark the short side of the cardboard 1/2" apart and 2" long.You’ll also need a pair of scissors and either a large-eyed tapestry needle or masking tape to help strengthen the tip of the strip for weaving. You can use a larger or smaller one to make a different size of woven rug, and the amount of old bedsheets will vary depending on the size. Cut the corrugated box into a 28″ x 20″ rectangular shape. Next, you’ll need a sturdy corrugated cardboard scrap from a large carton box in your recycle pile. You can make 1″, 2″, or even 12″ wide strips see the instructions below for more information on the various options and quantities. By snipping the salvage and tear, strip the bedsheets to make fabric strips. If the old bedsheets have become dirty after being stored for a while, wash and dry them. I like how the colors are mixed in this woven rag rug I didn’t make it on purpose but just gathered color strips randomly. It does not matter if they are stained, tattered, blotchy, or have a mismatched color combination. We’ll need about three old king-size bedsheets, but T-shirts and towels will suffice for a smaller woven rug.
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