Sew A Rope Rug

Using the zigzag stitch tuck the end of the rope under your rug so it disappears from sight and sew over it to secure.

Sew a rope rug.

I d been looking for a natural creamy coloured rug but couldn t find one i liked. The project came from here originally. Sew with a wide zig zag stitch. To get the desired result on the back fold the fabric around the rope like a hot dog bun on a hot dog and let the tails stay flat while you keep sewing around and around.

So what do you do. Continue to twist the rope around until you get a large circle of rope. To start out the rug make sure your on a flat slightly slippery surface such as a wood or tile floor. Reply the renegade seamstress says.

Buy large size hooks here. How to crochet a rope rug crochet a round rope rug. To finish the rug use your fabric strip to wrap your end of the rope similar to how you wrapped the rope at the beginning of the rug just make sure the end of the rope is covered and sew down the middle to secure. Because upholstery needles are thick and strong you ll need to use a thimble to push the needle through the fabric.

26 responses to how to make a rope rug with fabric scraps rimazimchick says. October 8 2016 at 8. This project is similar to this instructable but this project has a different approach. How to turn an old rope into a cute little rug with almost no sewing.

Watch the quick video hereto visualize it. October 8 2016 at 7 28 am this is so nice and you have some really cute shoes. The sewn side will be the bottom of the rug. Take one end of the rope and twist it in a circle as tight as you can as seen in the picture below.