Making A Rug Out Of A Climbing Rope

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Making a rug out of a climbing rope.

In addition to the printed pattern you ll need a a couple 20 meter sections of climbing rope a piece of wood some nails and something to cut the rope and treat the ends so that they don t fray. Buy and dye some dollar store clotheslines or recycle your old climbing ropes and get to knitting crocheting coiling or just good old fashioned gluing. This tutorial requires 16 worth of clothesline rope and some hardcore crochet skills and the. Rather than throw the old lines away i.

When you re finished it ll look something like this. Thick polyester rope in desired color felt cut into a circle ours is 24 felt should match rope scissors heavy duty construction adhesive painter s tape paintbrush silicone paint in desired color. Cut your fabric strips to 1 inch. While living aboard our sailboat nine of cups we were constantly replacing worn and chafed halyards and dock lines.

Loosen the knot you initially made until it resembles something similar to a large pretzel shaped figure. Coil the rope flat on the floor so its like a round spiral. It might help to tighten the tension of your thread 4. Next cut out the outline and check the size.

Make a simple overhand knot. Sewn rugs are much more durable than the tape and glue variety. This will allow for a tighter wrap and much easier to work with 2. There s probably enough detail here to get you started it s certainly more than i could find.

By lauren seidl step 1. Get a piece of cardboard large enough to cover you circle of rope. Glue all of the seams with caulk and put the rug backing on. By hand expect to spend several days at 2 3hr per day.

Get some rug backing from the hardware store and a tube or two of caulk. Instead of straight stitching down the middle just go right into coiling it and attaching it with the 3 zig zag. Come out bigger and flatter than the weave and hold together well. Now slide the cardboard under the circle of rope and outline the rug on the cardboard see picture.

Make your very own climbing rope door mat rug. Take the outer part of the right loop and flip it to the left so. If it all lines up spread the glue on the cardboard and place it on the rug. Trissa june 01 2014 1.