Toothbrush Rag Rug Making Instructions
The basics of how to make a toothbrush or amish knot rug using recycled bedsheets.
Toothbrush rag rug making instructions. The end of a second toothbrush served as a poking tool. Rag rugs are often called toothbrush rugs because of the type of tool used to make them. Most other instructions that i ve come across on the internet assume some previous knowledge of crochet or knitting. Making a rug tool.
Folks used to cut the head off an old toothbrush and file it down to a point while using the pre drilled hole for hanging your tooth brush as a place to attach the fabric to. See more ideas about toothbrush rug diy rug rag rug. So the fabric would be threaded through the toothbrush hole. These days you can purchase a rag rug needle or you can create your own needle from some wire and masking tape as barri jayne shows us at 1 20 in her video.
Toothbrush rugs are one of the easiest and quickest rag rugs to make. In this short video i hope to dhow you how to make a square rectangle toothbrush rag rug. As your rug gets wider there will be more stitches across the short end. Toothbrushes would be upcycled to become rug making needles by cutting off the brush end and rounding it off.
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They are easy to learn inexpensive to make and the result is gorgeous. The following instructions will teach you how to make your very own 2 foot by 3 foot toothbrush rag rug. Rag rugs used to be made with old fashioned toothbrushes which had a hole in them that held the thread pieces.