Learning a new skill can can change the course of your life! Learning to create a handmade rag rug with my daughter did just that for me! Now I want to pass it on! Let me teach you to make a rag rug using the Amish Toothbrush technique!
No sewing and only one stitch!
With just one stitch to learn it wasn’t complicated when I was shown what to do! What WAS hard was remembering how it worked after I didn’t have someone right there showing me each step.
If this is you - if you like to follow along with someone to learn a skill - then I want to break it down in to simple terms for you!
2 Ways to learn
Have you got your supplies in hand you are ready start? Then get all the step by step instructions in either the ebook or video form!!
When we bought a kit from the instructor it was just a few drawings with a little fabric and a needle. This ebook has photos and instructions! The videos show you everything and are easy to follow.
Below are photos of the two rugs that I have completed. Fast forward to the present.
I'm still working on a rug. Just started a new one in fact.
Now, all these years later, we still use the rugs and they are beautiful on our floors. They are durable, wash well and add a farm house feel to the rooms that they are in.
**update: 2020 and we are STILL using these beautiful rugs!
Now I want to share this skill with others! My current rug project will be made from all the old jeans that my sons and husband wore out at the knees. Lots of wear left in that denim! The two rugs I did in the past were the same size but I think this one is going to be longer and not as wide. The perfect fit for in front of my sink and dishwasher.
What are the steps to making a rag rug? I'm glad that you asked!
3 options for learning to make a Rag Rug
Get the ad-free, printable eBook(.pdf) for easy to follow instructions that you can take with you anywhere for just $7.50. If you purchase the ebook, then you are getting much more detailed explanations than the blog post series.
8 step-by-step Rag Rug Videos - $16 that visually walk you through making your own unique rag rug! Seeing the process takes the mysteries out of learning this craft and gets your rug done FASTER! You also will get a free 2 page tip sheet for help with making rag rugs!
Read each of the 8 posts below to get started on making a rag rug for your floor! Totally FREE.
Step by Step Instructions to Make a Rag Rug
2. How much fabric to make a Rag Rug?
3. How long does will it take to make a Rag Rug?
4. How to join fabric without sewing
5. Making the base of your rug
6. Add rows to the base of the rag rug
7. Finishing a rag rug and basic rug care
8. How do I get a wooden needle?
Want more help?? Click on the graphic below to purchase the Video Course to watch me making and explaining exactly how to make a rag rug!
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