But i loved the test so much that i transferred it to a bigger 30 diameter hula hoop.
T shirt hula hoop rug.
I started with cardboard because as a total newbie i was just going to do a quick test first.
This project is super fun and easy to do.
You will need 14 strips.
Cut off the hemmed bottom of all shirts and discard.
Here is the perfect craft to recycle t shirts make a woven rug using a hula hoop as a loom.
Hula hoop or cardboard.
Here is the perfect craft project to recycle old t shirts make a woven rug using hula hoop as a loom.
This finger knitting hula hoop rug is super fun and easy to do.
You will start by cutting your t shirts into strips and this creates your t shirt yarn and you weave from the center out.
I based this project on an incredible t shirt hula hoop rug i saw on the disney family fun site where they used strips of t shirts for the weft.
To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts.
How to make a rag rug.
The oversize looms and easy to use loops of t shirt fabric make these projects particularly appealing to beginning weavers.
The rug was made on a hula hoop loom using an old t shirt for the warp and a massively huge ball of finger knitting for the weft.
Anne of crafts blog flax twine made a great hula hoop rug inspired by a recycled tee hula hoop project she spotted at the disney family fun site see pic below.
Shop high quality hula hoops t shirts from cafepress.
This simple t shirt hula hoop rug is a great in front of the tv activity for teens and adults to upcycle those random t shirts.
You will see more details about both methods.
In real life well it.
Of course you can also use t shirt yarn as i did.
It s a very good tutorial that you will find easy to follow along with.
See great designs on styles for men women kids babies and even dog t shirts.
Hula hoop t shirt rug instructions video we have included a video above that shows you just how easy this project is.
Cut one shirt into one inch horizontal strips so that they are loops.
The hula hoop t shirt rug as seen in family fun magazine.