I wear denims everyday, it’s like my uniform. As everything, after a while they become old and have holes. As I hate to throw away…even old clothes, I try to find ways to upcycle things. I already made , this time I give a try with a . I love how it turns out. It’s not very complicated to make but it does take time to cut out and sew the fabric pieces together. The result totally worth the time, and my son have to play on his bedroom.
The finished rug will have a diameter of 5 feet 10 inches. You will need at least 7 denims pants to complete this project. I use some of my pants, size 10, and others from my husband. The smaller the pants are the more you gonna need…for once I was happy not to be a size 6 😉
You cut 4 pieces from each denim, you will need 24 pieces to complete the rug (which mean 6 pants…..I’m to good at math, I know 😉
A lot of cutting after you are ready to sew the pieces together.
Put two pieces wrong side on wrong side, and sew the long sides together.
Repeat with another piece, and another one…until you finished the circle. I had different denim colors, so I mix the pieces.
When all pieces are sewn, iron the seams. Don’t skip this part if you want to have a nice flat rug!
Here we are, almost done. Fold the edge through inside and make a seam.
Take the last pant and cut a circle of 1 1/2 feet (43 cm) in it. It’s fine if you need to sew fabric pieces together to make the circle. Pin the circle in the center and sew it with the rug. Iron the seam.
The rug is done! Happy dance!
Last and important step, if you want to avoid accident you need to put an. I use an ikea one and trim out the corners to fit the circle shape, but there is plenty of other options.
And now you can make a safe and happy dance on your new rug!
So what do you thing? Any other fabric we can use to make an upcycled rug?
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