T Shirt Rug Made On Hula Hoop

Hula hoop or cardboard.

T shirt rug made on hula hoop.

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. Here is the perfect craft to recycle t shirts make a woven rug using a hula hoop as a loom. Of course you can also use t shirt yarn as i did. Here is the perfect craft project to recycle old t shirts make a woven rug using 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. I have wanted to make a rag rug from t shirt yarn for like ever. How to make a rag rug. Stretch these loops in pairs around the hula hoop in a pinwheel pattern.

But i loved the test so much that i transferred it to a bigger 30. The oversize looms and easy to use loops of t shirt fabric make these projects particularly appealing to beginning weavers. It took me about 2 hours from start to finish. 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.

It s fun to make and we know you are going to love the results. You will need 14 strips. Supplies needed to make a t shirt rag rug. Use t shirt yarn.

Scissors about a dozen t shirts 33 inch hula hoop. This project is super fun and easy to do. For the warp cut 1 inch wide loops from the bodies of one or two tees removing the hem and stopping at the sleeves. I started with cardboard because as a total newbie i was just going to do a quick test first.

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. Below are all the directions you will need to create this colorful rug for your home or classroom too. I made this super easy t shirt rug this afternoon. Cut off the hemmed bottom of all shirts and discard.

Cut one shirt into one inch horizontal strips so that they are loops. It would be super fun to learn the basic hoop weaving technique by crafting a colorful accent rug to brighten up a room.