How Do You Make A Braided Area Rug?
Rugs are a wonderful accessory to enhance the beauty of any room. They add warmth, color and style to complement the furniture. Instead of buying costly rugs, it is more affordable and efficient to make your own special rug using the simple braiding technique. Begin by cutting the fabric scraps diagonally to achieve long strips of fabric around 3 inches wide. You need three long strips for braiding, so join the ends of the scraps together to form three long chains. The pattern depends upon how you join the strips together, if you want a multicolored rug, join random colored scraps. However if you want an alternate-patterned rug, sew similar colored fabric on each of the three chains (for instance starting with white then joining purple, red, brown and then black). Making a 2-by-3-foot round or oval rug will require one foot of center braid, similarly a 3-by-5-foot rug will require 2 feet of braid. So measure your braid as you go, adding scraps and pieces as needed. Sew the top of the t
