2 Kinds of Jeans Rugs

Series Summary

If you’re an amateur seamstress, or even a professional, making your own area rugs can be a lot of fun. Having a rug that you created yourself decorating a room in your house can give you a real sense of pride and ownership. Homemade rugs can serve as great conversation starters and pieces. How would you like to turn an old pair of jeans into a great rug? In this free home decor video series, you will learn how to make two different rugs out of recycled jeans: a braided rug and a shaggy rug. Find out what materials, in addition to your old jeans, you will need for these projects. Get step by step instructions, from cutting and pinning, to sewing, making backings and creating fun designs.

Video Transcript

"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."