Anyone make a rag rug?

I would love to see the pattern to know more. I used to only use t shirts to make rugs. I crocheted them with a large crochet hook. A lady at church taught us how to make toothbrush rugs, and she taught us to make them with sheets cut in to strips. Since learning how to make them, I've made 3 or 4 using the t shirt strips. I'm including a photo of one of them made with t shirts. I can't see using jeans at all unless you cut the strips pretty thin. I have trouble with my hands and wrist and I can only imagine the pain trying to use jeans. I hope this helps some. Marsha

How are you making it? I have crocheted rag rugs out of strips of old sheets, and also out of cut up old T shirts. I have a friend who makes rag rugs with a method called tooth brush rugs, which is very similar to crochet. Again, you use whatever you have on hand. I think old jeans would be hard to use, though. I would be interested in hearing more. If you crochet these rugs they are pretty heavy but you just wash them like clothes, in a heavy duty washer.

I've braided and knitted rag rugs and they're easy to wash as long as they're small enough to fit into your washer. I have washed them in the bathtub, literally stomping them clean, draining and doing it again to rinse out the dirty water. It took forever, but it worked. There was a time when rugs were cleaned by hanging over a line or fence and beating with a rug beater and/or left out a few nights and days so the dew and wind could clean them. Originally, rag rugs were made mostly of wool because it's the most durable and because it was commonly used for winter clothing. Wool is expensive now, though, so I used polyester for one rug and a combination for another one. As long as the material is about the same weight and can be washed together, it doesn't matter much. Knitted fabric won't fray or unravel like woven fabric, so the edges will look neat longer, although there's a sort of shabby chic style to have frayed edges showing.

I think they used to use wool or cotton, and I would imagine that care would be about the same for whatever you use to make the rug.

I did this once and used old flannel shirts to make my rugs. I got very bored and so made a very small rug. I did have some of Grandma's old rugs and they were made of old wool work pants, they lasted for years, I wsahed them outside with the hose in the summer and hung them to dry, that got the sand out of them.

I actually came across a great rug today that was made from recycled plastic bags. I was shocked, but they looked nice. Here is the link for it, it took me a minute to find it in my favorites, but it looks nice, and if its recycling, I will do it.

well i have seen a lot of the made from old t shirts but i think jeans would be better because of the durability but it might be stiffer to work with.

I haven't ever made one of these, but I have also seen a rag rug made out of recycled plastic bags and I would like to see one of these done again. If you make a rag rug will you please post a photo of it?

any kind of sturdy fabric will do-denim,etc. as much as it is a rag rug,thin things will make it fall apart faster. sweats material actually works pretty well also if you cut it thick and twist the strand a bit too.

I have crocheted a rag rug and just used strips of material I had laying around. And I washed it just like anyother rug. I hope you post a photo of it when you finish!