Making Braided Rugs

Displaying a beautiful braided rug in your kitchen, living room, or bedroom is a great way to liven up where you live. Making braided rugs for a hobby or even with the intent to sell to a manufacturer is a fun way to spend a couple of hours.  If you are interested in making your very own braided rugs this guide will cover the easiest way to create one.

How To Start Making Braided Rugs

The first step in making braided rugs is to do a little research and decide which types of fabrics will best suit your rug. There are hundreds of hobby stores across the country with hundreds of different styles of various fabrics and the individuals who work their are usually extremely helpful. Simply explain the time of room where your braided rug will reside and what the coloring is of the room. From there, they should suggest several great options about the types of fabric that can be used for making braided rugs.

The next step is to figure out the dimensions of your new braided rug. Some of the most popular dimensions can be 8×10 or 4×6, the only way to know for sure is the measure the space where you intend to place the braided rug with measuring tape and get a good idea of how you would like the shape of the braided rug to be. If you are just starting off, a suggestion would be to use a 6×9 rug, this is fairly easy to make and if your rug does not turn out how you intended, you did not use a large amount of fabric.

Start Making Braided Rugs

To start making braided rugs, you will want to start off with three pieces of the fabric you have selected. Then, you will sew the ends together, then take the last strip of the three, over the second strip, and then place that one under the first. You will need to repeat this step until your rug is finished! This may seem difficult at first, however, after a few tries you will be making braided rugs like a pro.

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