Removing A Rug From A Hulahoop

Supplies needed to make a t shirt rag rug.

Removing a rug from a hulahoop.

How to make a beautiful rag rug by making a loom from a hula hoop. Via one pretty thing. This project is super fun and easy to do. 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.

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. All you ll need is a hula hoop about a dozen old t shirts and an open afternoon to make your own unique upcycled rug. Stretch these loops in pairs around the hula hoop in a pinwheel pattern.

Scissors about a dozen t shirts 33 inch hula hoop. You will start by cutting your t shirts into strips and this creates your t shirt yarn and you weave from the center out. Bring em on inside and weave a hula hoop rug with disney family fun. I need to repaint my master bedroom walls post removing 30 year old grass cloth wall paper.

Click through the link to see complete step by step instructions. 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. Cut one shirt into one inch horizontal strips so that they are loops. We have included a video above that shows you just how easy this project is.

Repurpose them into a rug using a hula hoop as a loom. 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. How to make simple handmade hula hoop rug tshirts recycling diy amazingdoormat carpet ragrug weaving hulahooprug howtomakesimple tshirthacks how to make s. Make a cardboard loom or hula hoop loom.

It s a very good tutorial that you will find easy to follow along with. Click play above to view. 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. I made these rugs as a part of my silver award project for girl scouts.

For the warp cut 1 inch wide loops from the bodies of one or two tees removing the hem and stopping at the sleeves. Here is the perfect craft to recycle t shirts make a woven rug using a hula hoop as a loom. Hula hoop t shirt rug instructions video. If you make one tell me how it goes.

You will need 14 strips. Summer may be over but don t put those hula hoops away just yet.