Toothbrush Rag Rug Pattern
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.
Toothbrush rag rug pattern. I am looking for a free pattern for a toothbrush rag rug. These traditional rugs are created using a modified toothbrush fabric strips and a basic blanket stitch. Although these charming oval rugs look complicated they are really simple once you master the basic pattern. Feb 7 2020 explore jean peavey s board toothbrush rug followed by 612 people on pinterest.
Making a rug tool. Using an old toothbrush and leftover fabric make this rag rug just like your grandmother might have used. They are easy to learn inexpensive to make and the result is gorgeous. Rag rugs are often called toothbrush rugs because of the type of tool used to make them.
Fabric with a pattern. Toothbrush rag rugs free patterns. Swedish rag rugs also called toothbrush rugs look like traditional american. Toothbrush rugs are one of the easiest and quickest rag rugs to make.
So i named my business after the tool that i made. By peggy roosa from interlachen fl. Periodically lay the rug on the floor to make sure it lays flat. This is a guide about making a toothbrush rag rug.
When the toothbrush companies stopped putting the hole in the handle 1986 i began making the needle out of plastic in which i had a mold made. Toothbrush rugs complete round toothbrush rag rug starter kit toothbrush rag rug tutorial rag rug diy braided rugs. The knot is simple and the rug requires no further finishing apart from threading the last end of the strip through previous loops. You don t actually need a toothbrush it s just a left over term from half a century ago.
A really great recycling project is to make a toothbrush rag rug. Toothbrush rag rugs free patterns. Toothbrush rugs complete instructions part 1 beginners. By linda kennedy 1 post 42 comments september 25 2010 0 found this helpful.
If not add a few more basic stitches at each turn. Guest author iris ten holder. Toothbrush rugs get their name from the tool used to make them. Bryont rugs and livings march 15 2019.
A toothbrush rug could thus be made with a primitive tool and from fabric strips torn from available rags. March 7 1986 i began aunt philly s toothbrush rugs i used an old toothbrush by cutting the bristles off and filing it into a point.