The total time it took me to cut the t shirt strips was probably about 1 hour.
Diy recycled tshirt rug.
Continue to glue knotted t shirt sections all the way up the edge of the mat.
Rugs from recycled t shirts.
Place a piece of cardboard under the rug because the hot glue will seep through the holes and make a mess.
Once the glue dries run your hand over the top of the rug to remove any loose pieces.
Place a strip of hot glue 1 inch from the previous row.
This is what your rug should look like now.
Making a little something out of almost nothing written by sisters linda and stella allison and published in 1979.
I have a fun book called rags.
One method is to cut the t shirt into strips and tie them to a longer strip that has been made into a base cord.
Move onto the next row.
If you re making your own t shirt yarn cut off the top of the t shirt directly underneath the arms and cut off the hem.
Making a little something out of almost.
Refashion your old unwanted t shirts into new shag rugs for your floor by cutting them into pieces and using them as rug yarn.
Continue in this manner until you have sewn t shirt strips on all of the lines you marked.
The cord is then coiled around to form a circle rug.
Rugs from recycled t shirts.
Simply hot glue the strips in place directly on the top of the rug pad bunching the strips together on top of the glue.
Stick the knots into the glue strip leaving 1 2 inch between each knot image 2.