Products made with one's own hands are full of positive energy. So do not rush to buy a new mat in the store in the bathroom, on the balcony or the children's room, and better make a rug from the shreds with your own hands.
Knitted rugs of shreds were used to decorate our great-grandmother's dwelling. In the process of needlework was recommended to think about good, so that light thoughts and feelings were laid in a knitted article. The art of weaving rugs from rags was passed from mother to daughter, and each craftsman showed a creative approach to the process of creating a "rug" (this was how the product was called in the old fashion). In the proposed master class we will tell you how to make a rug from shreds.
Homemade rugs from rags
You will need:
- various rags of fabric (better knitted or cotton);
- crochet hook number 10.
Manufacturing
- We start with the preparation of strips for the rug. We take into account when preparing ribbons that their width depends on the thickness of the material: the thicker the material, the narrower the ribbons we cut, with a more thin fabric, the workpiece for the rug is cut wider. The average width of the strips is 3-4 cm. With excessively wide strips, it is very difficult to achieve uniformity. Tapes are cut in a spiral, so that they turn out to be longer, while the right angles should be rounded.
- A special approach to work when working with knitted patches. If knitted stripes are prepared, then in order for the rug to turn out to be bright, it is important that the twisting formed during cutting is located on the front side. To do this, it is recommended to pull the material vertically, and then horizontally, drawing attention to the direction of twisting of the jersey. The cut strips are rolled into tangles. How many varieties of flaps - so much must turn out tangles.
- Rugs can be of different shapes, but the first product is better to make the simplest - a rectangular shape, which basically knits like an ordinary scarf. First, a chain is formed from the air loops or "pigtail". Its length is equal to the width of the future product. Continues stitching the columns without the crochet. In this case, the number of loops is considered to be the same as during the whole process of knitting, as in the beginning of work. It will be more effective to look like a rug, in which the adjacent strips differ markedly in color. But you can choose an alternative when the color of the bands smoothly flows from one shade to another.
- To join the ends of the belts, make a few stitches so that the mat is neat. Do not worry if the tangles are over, and the mat is not long enough. Cut still long ribbons and roll extra balls to continue knitting.
- When the sizes of a rug you arrange, that the rug looked completed and more equal, it tie. The strapping is performed by a bright ribbon with columns without a crochet. When binding angles, you should add three air loops each time. It is necessary that the corners are not twisted.
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Many craftsmen will be interested to learn how to sew a rug from rags? We suggest you try to make a mat in the "patchwork" technique. This artistic direction is very fashionable now and allows you to create really unique things by sewing pieces of fabric. In patchwork there are complex tricks, but there are very simple sewing options. The rug is sewn on the principle of a veil of shreds .
How to make rugs from shreds?
- if the fabric is new, the flaps should be washed and stripped, then if the fabric shrinks, it will change its size at the initial stage;
- if the rags from things that were in use, they should be starched and steamed away with an iron;
- in the manufacture of articles subjected to stress, including rugs, flaps are pre-loaded on a lining of synthepone or batting;
- The quality of the work depends to a large extent on the accuracy displayed during the cutting. In order for the elements to be identical, it is recommended to use templates made of thick paper.
An unusual rug can also be made from woven strips of fabric or a plait.