Make A Hula Hoop Rug

We have included a video above that shows you just how easy this project is.

Make a hula hoop rug.

Repurpose them into a rug using a hula hoop as a loom. If you don t have a hula hoop you can make a rug on a cardboard loom of any size by joining several pieces of cardboard together with glue and tape. Bring em on inside and weave a hula hoop rug with disney family fun. Summer may be over but don t put those hula hoops away just yet.

Stretch these loops in pairs around the hula hoop in a pinwheel pattern. R is for a diy rug. Make a cardboard loom or hula hoop loom. This simple t shirt hula hoop rug is a great in front of the tv activity for teens and adults to upcycle those random t shirts.

Anne of crafts blog flax twine made a great hula hoop rug inspired by a recycled tee hula hoop project she spotted at the disney family fun site see pic below. I started small as a test so i ended up using both types of looms you can skip the cardboard and just use the hula hoop for bigger rugs. A hula hoop ring some old yarn or old tees some finger knitting action is all you need to make a rug. Hula hoop t shirt rug instructions video.

You will need 14 strips. It s a very good tutorial that you will find easy to follow along with. The rug was made on a hula hoop loom using an old t shirt for the warp and a massively huge ball of finger knitting for the weft. You will need about a dozen t shirts and a hula hoop to make a t shirt rag rug.

How to make a rag rug. The larger the hula hoop the larger your finished rug will be. Click through the link to see complete step by step instructions. Watch as suzellediy and her best friend marianne make a hula hoop rug of your dreams.

I based this project on an incredible t shirt hula hoop rug i saw on the disney family fun site where they used strips of t shirts for the weft. Cut one shirt into one inch horizontal strips so that they are loops. Such a fun hands on diy project. Click play above to view.

You should have seven pairs of loops equal distance apart. You will start by cutting your t shirts into strips and this creates your t shirt yarn and you weave from the center out. All you ll need is a hula hoop about a dozen old t shirts and an open afternoon to make your own unique upcycled rug. Anne wrote a splendid d i y tutorial on how to make a hula hoop rug of your own check it out.