If you don't have any old jeans, they can be purchased in thrift stores. Learn how to make a braided rug out of recycled jeans in this free home decor video.
If you don't have any old jeans, they can be purchased in thrift stores. Learn how to make a braided rug out of recycled jeans in this free home decor video.
Today I am going to show you how to make to different area rugs made from recycled blue jeans. Turn your old favorite jeans into something new! Jeans can also be found in second hand or thrift stores very inexpensively. I will show you how to make this braided rug. It requires no machine sewing. I'll show you how to that you can sew it by hand or I'll even show you a method that requires no needle and thread. I'll also show you this shaggy rug that requires simple sewing machine sewing. These are the materials we'll be using to make our braided recycled jeans rugs. You will need about 4 or 5 pairs of old blue jeans. You'll need a good strong pair of scissors. I'm going to show you two methods of putting the rug together. One that you will need a nice strong twine. I'm using a natural hemp twine that's very strong. Or some carpet thread and a needle. You want to make sure the needle has a big enough hole for the carpet thread. And the needle is sharp enough and goes through the heavy fabric of denim easily. So you might want to try a few different needles to see which one is best. You might need a small pair of snips. If you are going to put the rug together with the twine instead of sewing it together, then you will need a Popsicle stick. And then it's good to have a safety pin for holding it in place while you cut new strips.
