How to make a fabric rug tutorial step 5.
Make your own rug with fabric.
Fold each strip in half wrong sides together straight down the middle and iron to create a crease.
Iron the strips as if you were making your own homemade bias tape.
This diy rug technique can be used for a runner a small rug in the kitchen or bathroom or even a larger rug for seating areas like mine.
Aim to make your rug the width of the door or slightly greater.
If you have a lot of strings hanging off the sides of your strips try and pull the big clumps of strings off before you place into the.
Before you use your pretty new rug apply a few more coats of poly to make sure you have a wipe able surface.
Multi use netting i used this exact one.
A rug can provide a.
Gather three fabric strips of various colors into a group fold the group in half lengthwise and place one end into the first slot it should hang over the edge a few inches.
Want to make your own cotton rug like this one.
Place the other end into the corresponding spot on the opposite side.
I did 5 coats.
Each coat takes time to dry the first coat the longest but it will be worth the wait as the fabric will be able to be cleaned off when it gets dirty.
Repeat for all four strips.
Open up the fold and then fold in the outer edges 1 4 towards the wrong side and press flat image 1.