The oversize looms and easy to use loops of t shirt fabric make these projects particularly appealing to beginning weavers.
T shirt hula hoop rug.
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.
This project is super fun and easy to do.
I started with cardboard because as a total newbie i was just going to do a quick test first.
Cut one shirt into one inch horizontal strips so that they are loops.
Hula hoop or cardboard.
Of course you can also use t shirt yarn as i did.
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It s a very good tutorial that you will find easy to follow along with.
You will start by cutting your t shirts into strips and this creates your t shirt yarn and you weave from the center out.
As seen in the magazine this little rug is gorgeous colorful and free.
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.
To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts.
A hula hoop ring some old yarn or old tees some finger knitting action is all you need to make a rug.
But i loved the test so much that i transferred it to a bigger 30 diameter hula hoop.
See great designs on styles for men women kids babies and even dog t shirts.
You will see more details about both methods.
How to make a rag rug.
Cut off the hemmed bottom of all shirts and discard.
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Here is the perfect craft to recycle t shirts make a woven rug using a hula hoop as a loom.
The hula hoop t shirt rug as seen in family fun magazine.
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.
Hula hoop t shirt rug instructions video we have included a video above that shows you just how easy this project is.
In real life well it.
Here is the perfect craft project to recycle old t shirts make a woven rug using hula hoop as a loom.