Rag Rugs for August (I'm playing catchup)

 This week I had a chance to work on some more rag rugs. I had an idea for one made from t-shirt strips that was inspired by a really cute t-shirt rag rug tutorial, done by my friend Jackie, which is made using t-shirt strips but sewn in a rectangular rug  as well as a round rug that I had made before.

This is the picture of it:

I think I blogged about it but I can't seem to find the post right now. I liked the circular shape of it and the random colors.

 That was my intention to combine those two rug ideas in the first rug I tried.

Here is how I made the rug on the right in the top picture:

 I cut out a circle from an old pair of Ken's dress pants. The circle was about 22 1/2 inches across.

 I cut out strips from old t-shirts. I started out with ones all cut about 7 inches long but soon got tired of all the cutting and just started using a long strand and looping it back and forth.

The end result is a very fluffy and comfortable rug that has a kind of strange look to it. :-) I am not very fond of the way the colors ended up arranged. Oh well. I did spend a little time on it but otherwise it was just a bunch of old clothes that would have been trash anyway. I am sure I will find some use for it.

While I was working on that rug I decided that I would actually like the look of the strands looped back and forth and that I would prefer whole sections (stripes) of color instead of the weird pattern the first one got.

 So I tried again.

I like this one much better and it only took an hour or so to make. It is a sturdy and comfy rug too. The color combinations still might be a little lacking (I was using what I found handy) but over all I like it.

Here is a picture of my looping and sewing in progress.

If you want to make a rug like one of these and have any questions just let me know. I will do my best to assist. :-)

Here are the links to the other rugs that I blogged about this year:

A denim crocheted Rug in January

A Fluffy Denim Rug for February

A Hula Hoop Rug for March

A Many Strand Braided Rug for April

A Rug made Friendship Bracelet Style in May

A Rug Crocheted without a Hook and made by Jonathan in June

A Plastic Bag Rug for July

 A Woven Rectangular Rug for October

I started this post on Wednesday but this week has been just a wee bit busy - so I am finally getting it posted late on Friday night. Now it is time to head to bed- I am feeling quite tired!