After a bit of research i found the perfect woven rug that fits all my needs.
Edging a rag rug.
Apply more glue in the groove between the rug fabric and the binder tape edging.
The fabric used for the weft was a polyester double knit so i.
If you want to make an area rug from a carpet remnant or from a swath of broadloom carpet off a roll there are several options for finishing the edges to prevent fraying.
Turn your rug face up on the work surface.
I wanted to make a kitchen rug for the studio that was.
If you have a few old bedsheets around this is the perfect way to use them and get an adorable rug out of the process.
To braid a rag rug first cut your fabric into strips of equal width.
Continue adding strips to your braid by cutting a slit into the end of one strip and slicing another slit into the beginning of the new strip.
That was no problem at all with the rug at the left.
This is an easy to follow step by step tutorial of all you need to know thanks to rag rug jedi master jenni stuart anderson.
Using your glue gun fasten the tape to the underside edge of the rug.
I sew it to the header as close as i can get to the rag part of the rug.
The loom was warped at 12 epi and set up to weave plain weave.
That s how i found your website.
Generally speaking however these aren t techniques you can do yourself.
Rag rugging aka progging is an easy rough and ready craft that was handed down by our great grandmothers.
Knot 3 strips together at the top then braid the strips crossing the left and right over the middle repeatedly.
Rather it requires that you have a professional do the work with.
I fold the fabric around the end of the header as if the binding edge were raw and needed to be enclosed.
Then i re read the little house books and read the bit about braided rugs so i looked up how to make them.
A cute b woven and c relatively easy for a first time rug maker.
This also has the added benefit of wearing your hessian away from the inside out lovely.
Doing so traps the dust and grit between the rag rugging and the backing fabric which makes it impossible to remove.
Here s the other side.
I made a rag rug with a piece of hessian and strips of fabric looked great when i finished but took months and was so much work i got tennis elbow.
Beginning in the middle of a side slide peeled instant binder tape under the rug until only the rolled serged or rope edging shows against the rug.
Although i do sometimes sew bias binding around the edge of a rag rug to give it a cleaner edge i never recommend fully backing it.