Check out this video tutorial which shows you a braided knotted no sew rag rug making in a few steps using literally nothing but your hands.
Make a rag rug steps.
It involves braiding strips of t shirt or other fabric and inter weaving your rug as you braid to shape your rug.
You can create a circular rug or even fold your braid back and forth to make a bath mat or a long rectangular runner.
I used 5 5 t shirts to make a rug that is approximately 18 in diameter but if you have more time and patience than i do or if you want a bigger rug you could use more shirts.
They wear out quickly however and there s no guarantee that you ll find the perfect rug in a store.
Next step is to prepare the t shirts by cutting them and turn them into yarn.
One inch for wool 2 inches for t shirt fabric somewhere in between for cotton flannel.
This is probably the easiest and simplest ways to make your first rag rug.
Make the strips as wide as you think would make a strong yarn.
This instructable outlines the supplies and process for making a rag rug using scrap fabric.
So go find some used fabric then get ready to follow these rag rug instructions.
The joy of there being so many ways of how to make a rag rug is that you can start combining them and make a very different end result.
I used a method that i found on youtube but i took some photos of this step for here.
Rip the fabric into 1 2 inch wide strips.
How to make a rag rug.