Rope Rug Making

Handcrafted on the coast of maine maine coast rope rugs continues the tradition of using recycled lobster float rope to make our doormats rugs runners and home decor.

Rope rug making.

The easiest way to make a square or rectangle diy rope rug is to use a backing or old rug to glue the rope to. Learn how to make a rope rug using a rope making machine and recycled rags. Personally i found that the old rug worked the best it was easy to cut with a utility knife. Once you coil a complete circle use a medium to long stitch length and the widest zigzag setting to sew between the ropes and join them together.

I wasn t worried about ruining something that i had just purchased. How to make a rope rug use thick rope and silicone paint to create a chic doormat that will add a splash of color to any entryway. Keep turning the coil and joining new rope to the coil until you reach the end of your sewn and wrapped rope. Take one end of the rope and twist it in a circle as tight as you can as seen in the picture below.

Continue to twist the rope around until you get a large circle of rope. I then decided to challenge myself by making a row out of loops. While living aboard our sailboat nine of cups we were constantly replacing worn and chafed halyards and dock lines. To start out the rug make sure your on a flat slightly slippery surface such as a wood or tile floor.

I just simply bent the rope into loops and glued. This project is similar to this instructable but this project has a different approach. Firstly i bent the cotton sash cord around in a circular pattern glued in between and held the cord together for a few seconds. By the mother earth news editors january february 1977 easily create a beautiful rope rug using old rags from around.

Rather than throw the old lines away i. The project came from here originally. Take the beginning end of your wrapped and sewn rope and make a small clockwise coil. How to turn an old rope into a cute little rug with almost no sewing.

The polyester rope and smooth paint are durable enough for snow covered boots or wet spring shoes.