Get more towels enough to cover the rug wet them and hand wring dry.
Finishing a woven rag rug.
It hides the ending really well.
You look down and the rug says welcome home after the weaving is complete the only thing left is finishing.
Wrap it clockwise around the lower.
The most secure finish is an overhand knot however if you plan to bury your ends you can work a row of the philippine edge instead.
Tie them in knots on the ends or sew the ends together to string them all together like a giant ball of yarn.
Tie one end of your fabric strips to the upper left hand nail in your loom.
For rags rugs that means securing the warp ends and finishing the ends with fringe or stitched hems.
Finishing a rag rug i like to finish my rugs at the curve of the rug.
Attach your fabric strips together.
Put the rug flat on a hard surface covered with towels.
This makes the ends spread pretty far apart even for rug.
As shown in the picture go under over under over under tuck tuck again under two more blues horizontally snip off the excess.
Lay those on top of the rug.
Once the rug is the width you want it across the middle it s time to work yourself back down to 8 strips then 6 4 2 and finally none in a way that doesn t throw off your overall shape.
When you are transitioning from the straight part of the rug to the curve cut off your strips to be about 4 inches long.
As you finish each row straighten out the weaved strip with your fingers and slide it as close to the row before it as you can.
This rug is woven on an open sett to accommodate the bulky yarn.
Leave a 3 inch tail.
If you are using a sewing machine be sure to use a loose large zigzag stitch.
I was taught to finish a wool rug in this manner.
Bring the fabric strip down to the lower left nail.
Make sure to pay attention to the width of your rug as you go and keep it as even as you can.
It is quicker than tying knots and is a handy finish to have in your hip pocket.
You come in from the world with your feet dusty and weary.
Weave a rag rug.
In this video i show you how to add a strip of material and how to finish a row and start a new one.
Repeat the weaving process until you are about 2 from the cardboard slots on the other end of the rug.
Sew the rug into a spiral.