T Shirt Rug Made On Hula Hoop

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T shirt rug made on hula hoop.

Scissors about a dozen t shirts 33 inch hula hoop. It would be super fun to learn the basic hoop weaving technique by crafting a colorful accent rug to brighten up a room. Use t shirt yarn. 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.

Stretch these loops in pairs around the hula hoop in a pinwheel pattern. You will need 14 strips. It took me about 2 hours from start to finish. The oversize looms and easy to use loops of t shirt fabric make these projects particularly appealing to beginning weavers.

I have wanted to make a rag rug from t shirt yarn for like ever. Cut off the hemmed bottom of all shirts and discard. 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 project to recycle old t shirts make a woven rug using hula hoop as a loom.

It s fun to make and we know you are going to love the results. 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. To weave a 30 diameter rug we need about 6 7 x large women s t shirts. I started with cardboard because as a total newbie i was just going to do a quick test first.

This project is super fun and easy to do. Of course you can also use t shirt yarn as i did. For the warp cut 1 inch wide loops from the bodies of one or two tees removing the hem and stopping at the sleeves. But i loved the test so much that i transferred it to a bigger 30.

Hula hoop or cardboard. Supplies needed to make a t shirt rag rug. 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. How to make a rag rug.

Below are all the directions you will need to create this colorful rug for your home or classroom too. Here is the perfect craft to recycle t shirts make a woven rug using a hula hoop as a loom.