Making Area Rugs From Recycled Jeans : Braided Jeans Rug: Finishing Rug & Securing End

[sploosh578]

Ok, I was just watching videos of Super Smash Bros. Brawl....

How the sweep jumping crap did I get here????

[babylover0990]

I'm making one of these for my dad for Christmas because he wants a rug made out of jeans and I had been collecting jeans to make quilts, but they tend to be too heavy, so I started making one of these rugs. Then I decided to see if there were and videos so I could see how other people were doing it. I think I will stick with my way of doing it, though.

[autumnjrain]

I had just googled this, saw all parts. Also, I could crochet this? Hmm. I'm going to ask friends, family to give me old jeans.

[autumnjrain]

I LOVE THIS! I'm visually impaired, and not at all crafty, but I totally think I can do this. Have always wanted to, but thought I needed a loom or something. THANK YOU for uploading and explaining so well.

[lorileeslove]

does anyone know where i can find the segament on the actual sewing/binding? i saw her boar the hole in the stick, and after that i'm missing one segment!! the most important one!!

[ChrisPwnzNubz]

0:56 sounds like a different person. o.O

[Karkaraff]

Looks cool....but kind of too expensive. My jeans cost $30 a pair, so it'd cost $150 to make the rug.

[ChrisPwnzNubz]

@Karkaraff

yeah, but you could just use old pairs that don't fit or you don't like anymore. :)

[speedbmp]

@Karkaraff You can get jeans worth using at yard sales, thrift shops, flea markets and places like Goodwill. Or, you can ask for jeans on Freecycle. :)

[atiita2]

it's best rug!!! :  textil.blog.hu

[SkipyWasHere]

thats unique

[pomeranianlvr]

the end result is sooo pretty though.

[839dilly]

This is sooo much harder than it looks!! I have sewn together my rug 3-4 times. It always bowls up when I turn it over!! It is about a 6 foot long oval. I always make the part facing up the bottom, and when I turn it to the top it is a big bowl...really frustrating. Any tips on how to stop it from doing that? Thanks a bunch!!

[cherokiimslm]

I hope this helps you...I did a smaller rug with cloth and was having same prob,so I went back unstitched and redid the stitches looser with some spacing between them, this stopped it from bowling,,,hope it helps

[839dilly]

Thanks, maybe I'll pull it out and try again...

[alyssssalyn]

@839dilly crochet it. its so much easier and never "bowls" up

[celespaul51]

My grandmother used to make rugs like this and they do last a very long time. I have attempted to make one of my own using old socks, but never got around to finishing it.

[swaggeroh19]

weird and hard to understand to me but looks like fun

[najlaksow]

gooooooooooood work

[koolboy48]

1st comment yea