Finishing A Woven Rag Rug
When you are transitioning from the straight part of the rug to the curve cut off your strips to be about 4 inches long.
Finishing a woven rag rug. As shown in the picture go under over under over under tuck tuck again under two more blues horizontally snip off the excess. Make sure to pay attention to the width of your rug as you go and keep it as even as you can. Lay those on top of the rug. Sew the rug into a spiral.
If you are using a sewing machine be sure to use a loose large zigzag stitch. In this video i show you how to add a strip of material and how to finish a row and start a new one. Tie them in knots on the ends or sew the ends together to string them all together like a giant ball of yarn. Tie one end of your fabric strips to the upper left hand nail in your loom.
Leave a 3 inch tail. This makes the ends spread pretty far apart even for rug. Repeat the weaving process until you are about 2 from the cardboard slots on the other end of the rug. I was taught to finish a wool rug in this manner.
You look down and the rug says welcome home after the weaving is complete the only thing left is finishing. Begin to wrap the rug into a spiral sewing the two edges together. It hides the ending really well. Get more towels enough to cover the rug wet them and hand wring dry.
Bring the fabric strip down to the lower left nail. As you finish each row straighten out the weaved strip with your fingers and slide it as close to the row before it as you can. Wrap it clockwise around the lower. For rags rugs that means securing the warp ends and finishing the ends with fringe or stitched hems.
Weave a rag rug. You come in from the world with your feet dusty and weary. Once again you can do this by hand or on a sewing machine. Put the rug flat on a hard surface covered with towels.
This rug is woven on an open sett to accommodate the bulky yarn. It is quicker than tying knots and is a handy finish to have in your hip pocket. I review in more detail the twining process. Attach your fabric strips together.