Making Recycled Denim Rugs

Some involve sewing others are a denim no sew upcycle.

Making recycled denim rugs.

Turn a stack of jeans into a diy rug. I have been wanting to combine crochet and rag rug making for a long time. You just need some old jeans scissors yarn one clothespin and a piece of cardboard cut to the size you want your rug to be. I wanted a fairly large rug so i just cut a piece of cardboard measuring 4 x 6.

Here s a great diy tutorial to make a recycled rug out of old denim. This makes it a great fabric to repurpose into a blue jean rug. The braided denim rug and the fringed denim rug. But i m really chuffed with how it s turned out.

I m pleased that i can tick the denim rug off my list. The only way i had seen before was a braiding method but i found it hard on the hands and gave up. To make a braided denim rug you will need several pairs of jeans and lots of blue thread. Your seams aren t all going to be straight and the outside edges may be a little uneven.

There are denim upcycling ideas from floor to ceiling. Favorite add to made to order oval denim aqua hand braided rug floor carpet rag rug in your color choices from recycled fabrics mrsginther. Made by artisans in india artisanartsandcrafts. I have rounded up some of the cleverest and unique ways to make an upcycled denim rug.

This sustainable rug is a versatile stylish and environmentally conscientious choice as it is made from 100 natural fibers. It is not that easy to sew through layers of denim and canvas. You can find a large selection of denim jeans at thrift. There is more than one way to make a blue jean rug.

Tutorial for this unique throw rug made out of recycled denim blue jeans. Round jute and recycled cotton or denim rugs. Use recycled denim blue jeans as a resource to make a sturdy scatter rug that requires simple uncomplicated braiding and hand sewing. With a thick 1 2 inch deep pile the blue jeans rug is hand crafted of recycled denim by.

And what a great way to start off a new year of crafting by finally making one. A rag rug is the perfect upcycling project because denim is so hard wearing. If you have a considerable pile of used jeans you can make two different recycled denim rugs. I made this last week and couldn t believe how easy it was.

Learn how you can use up every last scrap of denim from your jeans upcycle projects. From shop mrsginther. Making a braided denim rug is quite simple if you know how to weave three strands into a braid source. How to reuse denim jeans seams.

Making rugs out of old denim is one of my favourite ways to upcycle fabrics. One of the things i like about this project is that it is very forgiving when it comes to the sewing.