I started with cardboard because as a total newbie i was just going to do a quick test first.
T shirt rug made on hula hoop.
It took me about 2 hours from start to finish.
Cut off the hemmed bottom of all shirts and discard.
Stretch these loops in pairs around the hula hoop in a pinwheel pattern.
Who would have thought that creating a beautiful floor mat could be made so easily and with just a few simple items.
The oversize looms and easy to use loops of t shirt fabric make these projects particularly appealing to beginning weavers.
Of course you can also use t shirt yarn as i did.
This hula hoop t shirt rug project is guaranteed to delight.
Here is the perfect craft project to recycle old t shirts make a woven rug using hula hoop as a loom.
Here is the perfect craft to recycle t shirts make a woven rug using a hula hoop as a loom.
Use t shirt yarn.
It would be super fun to learn the basic hoop weaving technique by crafting a colorful accent rug to brighten up a room.
Hula hoop or cardboard.
How to make a rag rug.
I made this super easy t shirt rug this afternoon.
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.
I have wanted to make a rag rug from t shirt yarn for like ever.
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.
This project is super fun and easy to do.
But i loved the test so much that i transferred it to a bigger 30.
Cut one shirt into one inch horizontal strips so that they are loops.
To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts.
Below are all the directions you will need to create this colorful rug for your home or classroom too.
For the warp cut 1 inch wide loops from the bodies of one or two tees removing the hem and stopping at the sleeves.
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.
It s fun to make and we know you are going to love the results.