Here is the perfect craft project to recycle old t shirts make a woven rug using hula hoop as a loom.
T shirt rug using hula hoop.
Cut one shirt into one inch horizontal strips so that they are loops.
Here is the perfect craft to recycle t shirts make a woven rug using a hula hoop as a loom.
I made this super easy t shirt rug this afternoon.
If you don t have a hula hoop you can make a rug on a cardboard loom of any size by joining several pieces of cardboard together with glue and tape.
The oversize looms and easy to use loops of t shirt fabric make these projects particularly appealing to beginning weavers.
I started small as a test so i ended up using both types of looms you can skip the cardboard and just use the hula hoop for bigger rugs.
Make a cardboard loom or hula hoop loom.
For the warp cut 1 inch wide loops from the bodies of one or two tees removing the hem and stopping at the sleeves.
Hula hoop t shirt rug instructions video.
Easy hula hoop t shirt rug this year i am moving to a new school and i don t have any rugs in my classroom.
Cut off the hemmed bottom of all shirts and discard.
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.
Stretch these loops in pairs around the hula hoop in a pinwheel pattern.
Supplies needed to make a t shirt rag rug.
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.
Below are all the directions you will need to create this colorful rug for your home or classroom too.
How to make a rag rug.
Scissors about a dozen t shirts 33 inch hula hoop.
Use t shirt yarn.
This project is super fun and easy to do.
It took me about 2 hours from start to finish.
We have included a video above that shows you just how easy this project is.
Of course you can also use t shirt yarn as i did.
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.