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+Mom Eberhard Hi. I enjoyed your tutorial. About how many sheets does it take to make a rug?

+margaret johnson I never actually calculated, as I just pull my colors from my collection and use how much I have. It depends on the size of the sheets, if they are single, full, queen or king. But say you have the smallest which is twin - 5 of them would make a 44 x 33 rug, which is pretty big, and will weigh about 5 pounds.

so five pounds of fabric to atart with would give you all that you need then yes?

It depends on the size you want to make, but 5 pounds of fabric will give you a pretty good size rug. Definitely enough to make a rug. If it is your first rug, plan on making a smaller rug to get your natural tightness of tugging. Remember in the video, I said the first rug will probably not look so good. That is because you will be learning to tug the knots consistently. So make a little rug until you get the "feel" of the process, and then use the remaining fabric to make your good rug.

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+catherine carpeaux I found the T-shirt stretch actually made it harder for me to keep it flat, but it can be done. I used a hack saw to cut the plastic toothbrush, and a metal file to make the point, and a drill to make the hole bigger.

@@momeberhard5265 .....how down to earth u are.....what a clear answer u gave....

I usually change the runner color also. I change it whenever the outer color (the one with the needle) runs out. I try to to not have both knots in the same spot, but very close to each other.

If you mean the Runner as the Tail, you continue to add to it. When you are done with the rug, you use it to tie off the end fabric, and them work the end of the fabric, and tail into the weave of the rug on the backside.

I have had people in their 60's tell me they still have "Grandma's rugs" still in use, and still being washed. So they are very long lasting, as they don't unravel, and unlike braided rugs that are sewed together, there are no strings to break. I have a front loader, high efficiency washer. I have an 8 foot long rug that is 10 lbs dry weight, and it goes through beautifully. That rug is already over 3 years old, and gets washed regularly. If you are afraid of a rug being too much, or throwing your machine off balance...go to a laundry mat and use their big boy machines. I use oxi-cleaner with detergent, but my friend who has many pets uses bleach and detergent, with good results also. It does take a long time to dry them in the dryer, but I throw my smaller ones over the banister of the porch until they are almost dry, then put them flat on the floor to finish drying.

Well, now, I don't have any excuse and will put myself to the ripping process as soon as possible. Thank you so much for explaining so well and even, I saw that you have videos on specific problems that occur sometimes while making the rugs. I will refer to those if needed. Goody! Goody!! One more way to recycle!! Thank you so much for your answer.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a8CRjMeoyMfZomg.html How to Rip Sheets

It depends on how you want the stripes to lay, horizontally or vertically. If you want the rug to have horizontal stripes, the first row would be the longer side. If you want stripes to run vertically, you would make the first row the smaller side.

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It doesn't matter the length of the "runner", just so it is long enough to step on to create the tension in the beginning. As for latter on, it also will not matter, as you can add on. Or if you are changing color, and you want the runner to "match" the outer color...just cut it, and put a slit in it and change it to the next color. I just happen to work with whatever the length of sheet I am working with.

Thanks That makes sense.

I suppose you could. Plarn can be used in almost any way other fibers can be. I tend to pull my cotton strips so tightly though, I don't know if the plastic would hold up to it. Check my other videos, as there is a way to "weave" plastic bags, either in a oval or into rectangular rugs which may suit you. But if you try this with plarn, let me know how it works out, and how wide of a strip you end up cutting the plarn into to give you a substantial rug. Thanks for pondering out loud!

Yes, you keep adding to the runner.

The "runner" is the strip of fabric you start wrapping the knots around. There is always a "runner" between the last row and the next knot. It adds girth to the rug, and it can be uses to tighten and straighten the rows of knots. You continue to add fabric to the "runner" just as you do the fabric that you are making knots with. In the end, you knot the runner to the outside fabric, and weave the loose ends into the bottom of the rug.

I dont' use knit, because of the stretch. It makes it too hard to gauge the tension. That is probably why it is ruffling. If you have lots of knits to use, make a cotton rug first, to learn consistency on pulling the knots, and how to add to make things flat, and then try the knits. They will always be a challenge.

1. Cut off Brush part. 2. Grind a point on cut end 3. Drill hole in handle big enough for fabric. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hrxxbNKgvtW2e2Q.html

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Sorry for the delay in answering. You keep adding to the runner. There are just two strands, (1) the runner, and (2) the one with the needle that makes the knots.

@@momeberhard5265 Thanks so much! The fog is slowly lifting. Right now accumulating stash, and planning my needle making craft. I was wondering: how about plastic cooking utensils (like ladles and spatuals) from the dollar store that have those long holes in them to hang from a rack? They should be cheap but sturdier than a tooth brush--good to be fashioned into a tool?

I tend to make a really tightly knotted rug, so a handle like what you describe would be too thick for me to get through the previous row. I sometimes have a tight fit, especially when I add a knot on the curves just getting a toothbrush through.

@@momeberhard5265 Thank you so much for your time and your wisdom!

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I use quilting and old sheets together now. But when I started out I was using a lot of my quilting fabric, it worked out well. But it was getting really expensive with just my quilting fabric for a rug.