A rug of old things with their own hands

Carpets of several hundreds or even thousands of years were created entirely by hand. Even now, when there are all possibilities to automate this process, such decor is still relevant. You can make a rug with your own hands from almost anything - threads, rags, stockings, pieces of jeans, plastic caps, old T-shirts, sea pebbles. It is important that the carpet matches the overall style of the room, organically combined with other objects.

Features, benefits

Making a homemade rug is a simple way of self-expression with the help of needlework. The original product, made by hand, will decorate any interior, will surprise guests. Production costs, in most cases, are minimized here - the most expensive will be luminous décor, for which you need to purchase a couple of meters of LED tape. Making a rug from all kinds of traffic jams, covers, will only force you to visit several friends after the holidays in order to collect more suitable raw materials. Textured object, except for decorative purposes, is able to create a light massage effect.

The finished carpet is placed on the floor so that it is warm to walk on, sit on it, hang on the wall, creating a practical decor with organizer pockets.

Materials, their properties for homemade rug

The materials used depend solely on the imagination and practical skills of the master, for example:

  • colored yarn;
  • polymer twine, sisal;
  • jute rope or hemp;
  • belts made of leather, leatherette, textiles;
  • pieces of towels, jeans;
  • nylon pantyhose;
  • knitted T-shirts, cut into stripes;
  • clothing labels;
  • remnants of faux fur;
  • corks from champagne, wine;
  • caps from plastic bottles;
  • sea, river pebbles;
  • caps from beer cans;
  • LED Strip Light;
  • colored patches;
  • plastic bags;
  • plastic bottles, also cut into strips;
  • wood sawn, varnished;
  • real moss

Each of the materials has its own advantages:

  • remnants of all sorts of textiles from old shirts, pants, tights abound in every house — they are usually thrown away, and weaving a rug will give such waste a new life;
  • knitting yarns, the small balls of which inevitably remain in the manufacture of various products are also unlikely to fit - if only on a small rug;
  • from the lids, which can only be handed over for a meager penny to the plastic receiving point or to make an original product for the bathroom, hallway;
  • smooth pebbles, about the same size, also suitable for bedding in the shower, the original door mat in the apartment, a private mansion;
  • knitted of colored threads products put on the floor in the nursery - kids convenient to play on them;
  • corks from wine do not absorb moisture, mold and fungus will not start on them, the material is pleasant to the touch.

Ideas, workshops for needlework

Ways of making rugs are very diverse: sticking parts on a solid base (cardboard, linoleum, rubber), stitching, interlacing multicolored pieces with each other, crocheting or on fingers, embroidering, weaving on the frame, mini-machine, patchwork technique.
Different carpets are suitable for different interior styles:

  • Scandinavian - from white, beige pompons or large knitting in bright colors;
  • boho - made of colored shreds using patchwork technique or woven from knitted braids;
  • ecological - knitted of linen thread, hemp rope, made using macrame technique;
  • hi-tech - filament, with a ribbon of LEDs interwoven into it;
  • country - woven on the frame, hoop, usually checkered;
  • loft - from belts, leather pieces, fastened with thread or a stapler;
  • Baroque - the carpet is woven, knitted from threads, richly decorated with fringe, flowers from ribbons, etc.

The product for wet rooms, as well as the nursery, is made anti-slip.

Leather belt mat

A small rug made of belts is very wear-resistant, durable, especially if the straps are leather. Such a thing fits perfectly into styles loft, retro, industrial or even classic. For work, you will need at least 9-12 belts, an awl or punch for leather goods, twine or durable thread.

The buckles must be removed, trim the belts so that they are the same in length. Along the edges of the long sides, holes are made every three to four centimeters, a cord passes through them crosswise, fastening the parts together. As an option - the straps are fastened with a construction stapler with braces.

    

Belts can also be glued onto a fabric base, rubber, cut into squares, weave them, fastening only around the perimeter. If the parts stick on the squares of plywood, fiberboard, there will be an original similarity of "leather parquet."

Rug with a nap

For the manufacture will need textile or plastic mesh, cut into narrow bands knit fabric or colored yarn, scissors. From threads, fabrics, make lengths of 6-10 cm, each of them is threaded through the net, tied into a knot so that both ends are on the same side. The more often the thread is threaded, the more fluffy the rug will come out. In the presence of pieces of different colors, on the carpet they display inscriptions, create whole pictures of various subjects, intricate patterns, symbols, hieroglyphs, initial letters.

    

There is another option for which you will need several tens of meters of purchased or hand-made fringe. The latter is sewn onto a dense fabric of the desired size, starting from the edge of the future carpet.

Terry towels

The rug made of terry towels cut into ribbons comes out soft, pleasant to the touch - it is often put in the bathroom, in the nursery, decorated with a romantic interior. For the manufacture you need two to four towels, terry robes, scissors, threads, needles, pins. In the course of work, the towels are cut into strips, 5-7 cm wide, so that the strips are long, they are gradually increased by stitching with each other. In total it is required to make three ribbons, of which a long braid is woven, which is twisted in a spiral from the center, fastening with inconspicuous stitches.
Tip: instead of towels, you can use any knitwear.

Flap-woven with hoop frame

A large plastic hoop, originally designed for gymnastics, is best suited for creating a round patchwork rug. For square, rectangular products use a wooden frame. Instead of a hoop, a circle of corrugated cardboard is sometimes used.

First you should sort out the old colored knitwear - stretched T-shirts, tight leggings, sweatpants and more. Narrow ribbons are stretched onto the base, crossing each other in the shape of a cross in the middle from where weaving is made. Weave it with one long ribbon, it is carried out from the bottom, then from the top of the base elements, which can also be made of rope, twine, and a linen cord. At the end of the work, the warp threads are cut, tied with knots.

Holding three or four or more of such round things together, it is easy to get a unique path for a long corridor. It is important not to stretch the "threads" of the base too tightly so that the finished product does not deform.

Braided

Pigtail is woven from a cord, polymer twine, knitted tape, cut into strips of plastic bags. The latter option is best suited for the kitchen, workshop, decorate the poor interior art-believe style. For work braided braid of three or four ribbons, each of which from time to time increase, fasten with thread the previous row with the next. This thing is made round or oval. To create a square, a rectangle, a pigtail is laid in straight rows from edge to edge.

The perimeter of the finished carpet is decorated with knitted lace, fringe.

    
    

Pompom Rugs

For a fluffy rug from pompons, you need a suitable construction mesh or a piece of burlap. This item is not very practical, but incredibly beautiful. It is best suited for a cozy bedroom, nursery, living room. First, you need to make a lot of colored pompons - for this, two identical bagels are cut out of cardboard, after they are folded together, they are wrapped with threads, which are then cut along the outer edge, tying in the middle.

Next pompons, which will require several hundred, are sewn to the grid, textile canvas. After work, the wrong side with knots is covered with a cloth. To the product came out textured, pompons make a different size, but the most luxuriant. The form of such a carpet is made practically any: a pompom imitation of a bear, leopard, zebra skin looks very original.

Knitted textile mats

For knitting, wool, cotton, acrylic yarn, knitting needles or a hook of appropriate thickness are suitable. The product, made with the help of knitting needles, is made with garter stitch, decorated with textured braids, decorating Scandinavian, classic, rustic, modernist interiors. This mat creates a feeling of comfort, warmth, which is especially important in winter.

It looks interesting subject made of knitting on the needles or circular knitting typewriter "sleeves". Their length, width is chosen depending on the estimated size of the carpet. Details are connected to each other with plain weave, tied around with a common rectangular "frame".

Openwork rug-star, rug-flower, more like a lace napkin, perform crocheting. The original idea - a rug from a set of homogeneous knitted details. In this case, you want to associate several dozen squares, circles, rhombuses, subsequently fastening them together. The latter option, assembled from volumetric flowers-roses, is able to decorate the luxurious interiors of baroque, gothic and empire style.

For knitting waterproof carpet used polymer bags, matched by color.

Old Jeans Rug

To sew a rug in the technique of patchwork, jeans need a lot. All it is necessary to cut it into squares, rectangles, hexagons of the same size, connecting with the help of manual or machine stitch. A unique sun-carpet will come out, if you cut out of the jeans pieces in the form of sectors - depending on the size of the "sun", they will require six to twelve pieces. A circle is sewn in the middle.

It looks interesting floor decor pentagonal denim pockets, belts, from which it is not even necessary to remove the patch labels. You can also cut the entire denim into thin ribbons, simply and quickly crocheting the carpet. From jeans it is easy to create a fluffy rug, a product created using plain weave, as well as made in a mixed technique.

Another way to create a carpet: origami corners are cut from squares cut from jeans, fastened row by row using threads. The first row is a textile circle.

    
    

If you plan to make a wall decoration, it is sewn with jeans pockets, which store all sorts of little things - pencils, pens, combs, hairpins, small toys.

From kapron tights

The rug with knots using macrame technique is made from old stockings, colored kapron tights, which are cut into wide strips or used entirely. For work, you will need at least ten kapron objects, which are distributed in a row, fixed with scotch tape. Further, on each tape, a simple knot is tied, or the strips are connected in pairs by flat knots. Weaving continues until reaching the desired size.

    

It looks interesting product made of burlap, another dense textile, adorned with braids, harnesses, flowers of colored tights, sewn separately. Such a jellyfish rug may not have a base, stacking, fastened with asymmetrical loops. Even from the pantyhose easily get knit, knitting, bobbins.

Wine corks for making carpet

Wine corks are a unique material. Due to certain properties, a practical carpet of them is suitable for wet areas of the toilet, bathroom, kitchen, garden arbor, outdoor area. It is pleasant to walk barefoot on such a rug, leaving the shower, getting out of bed - the product is warm to the touch.

To create things you need:

  • 100-200 clean, whole traffic jams;
  • sharp knife;
  • board;
  • sandpaper;
  • rubber base;
  • PVA glue.

Corks are washed in soapy water with bleach, left to dry. Next, each tube is cut into two halves along, if the sections come out uneven, they are polished with sandpaper. After gluing the plugs on the basis of a suitable size - in rows, staggered, in a spiral, etc. The product is made in the form of a circle, oval, four-hexagonal, dried in the sun.

    

To the subject went out waterproof, it is treated with sealants.

From labels from jeans

Tailoring this carpet, which is able to decorate a retro interior, a room in the style of pop art, a loft, requires a huge number of stripes - at least 50, or even 150 pieces. Labels are sewn on a thick fabric (manually or on a sewing machine), pasted on a rubber base, fastened with a stapler. To fasten parts is permissible in the form of "brickwork", "herringbone", in a spiral, apart.

Sea Pebble Rug

Sea or river pebbles - smooth pebbles, will help to create a real natural atmosphere, decorating an apartment in eco-style. It is pleasant, it is useful to walk barefoot, especially for people with flat-footedness, other problems of the foot.

From the pebbles of different colors, sizes, laid out all sorts of patterns, inscriptions. For the manufacture will require a sufficient amount of flat pebbles, glue-gun, the basis of rubber, textiles, cork, etc. It is important to pick up all the details in shape, size, so as not to have large gaps.

    

If suitable pebbles could not be collected on the beach, they are purchased in the store.

Backlit rug

The glowing night-mat is the most impressive piece for the home. It is made of thick yarn or string, which is wrapped in a spiral LED tape. Work is done with a thick hook, relatively thin, preferably light-colored threads. The long "tail" of such a rug can go further, stacking around the perimeter of the room, or forming a pattern on the wall.

Knitting is made from the center, with single crochets, of which only 8 to 15 rows fit. LED cord (it will need at least 4-9 meters), added in the second and third row.

    
    

The LED element should be closed type, both monophonic and multicolored.

Moss rug

Such rug will be suitable for the open areas in a garden, excessively wet rooms. This is a unique way to create at home a small corner of nature - the most environmentally friendly, pleasant in terms of tactile sensations. Purchased base consists of latex, it has a lot of cells, each of which is placed a piece of live moss, which must be periodically sprayed with water.

From foam rubber or a synthetic winterizer, for the nursery

Making a developing puzzle-mats is a laborious undertaking, but the result will be unique. For its implementation requires foam rubber, knitted fabric, thread, needles, scissors. Details that resemble elements from a Tetris game are cut out of foam rubber, and a case of the appropriate shape is sewn on each of them. All parts are made so that in the "assembled" form the product does not disintegrate into its components.

Another way is to cut a large leaf out of the fabric, resembling a maple, birch, plantain, wrapping it with a cover of the appropriate shape, stitching through, embroidering "vein". This carpet is reminiscent of a figure quilt.

    

To make it more interesting for the baby, funny faces, handles-legs-feet are embroidered on each "brick".

Conclusion

Round or square, knitted, woven or "stone" homemade rug is the simplest way to decorate your home with the least expenditure of labor and finance. The object is made small, settling by the bed, daytime rest places, or occupies practically the entire room, having an area of ​​up to several tens of meters. Step-by-step master classes with patterns, diagrams, detailed descriptions of hand-made floor products of any size, shape, easy to find on the websites for needlework, home economics, as well as on the pages of the relevant publications.

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