Crafts, projects

[azurelunatic]

Started rag rug. Is mostly black so far. Will scrounge other rags from around. Yay, rags.

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[maryshelley.livejournal.com]

how do you make rag rug?
i have so many rags:)

[azurelunatic]

Cut or tear rags into strips thin enough to braid. Braid, knotting where approprate. Sew into circle or elipse.

[maryshelley.livejournal.com]

ok, so you are making braided rugs:)

i started on one yesterday, thanks to you , lady!

now, here is the question,
how do you sew it together?

i was thinnking i could use nice black leather thread to do it.
or i can color coordinate and make the thread invisible.
or, if possible, can i use fabric glue?
i managed not to use knots, and instead used fabric glue.
it was excellent!
dried in a second and made the braid look very nice.
so now i have long braid! which was kind of hard to make, i figured out at the end that i need to add pieces as i go, instead of making three long onces to begin with.

so do you ever use fabric glue to bring the carpet together? (seems that it might be more difficutl then just gluing pieces to make the braid)
also, maybe hot glue? the kind that is low temp?

i hate sawing:)

[azurelunatic]

I've never used fabric glue, actually.

Cool-melt hot glue is, in my experience, not only ugly, nasty, and unpleasant to touch, but notoriously insecure in keeping things together, unless they are things that no one ever touches. So, unless you want a rapidly-unwinding spiral of braid with unpleasant crunchy bits underfoot, or a purely decorative wall-rug, I might avoid hot glue (and even for a wall rug, I might go with hot-melt glue if it's a rug of any size, as cool-melt is also notorious for not holding much weight).

I'm going to be using some nice sturdy thread.