Rag Ruggin' Riot!

I've been wanting to make a rag rug ever since I found out what a rag rug was a few months ago. But then, I worked two jobs and usually came home wanting to pass out instead of weaving long strips of fabric into a usable rug. Alas, those days are behind me now, and today I am a free woman with plenty of time. Thus, the first attempt at rag ruggin':

The finished product; I used an old sheet (one I loved but which had a giant coffee stain on it!), an old navy blue pillowcase, and some scrap gray fabric.

I remembered to take a picture of the project at the very beginning, but this was about it...

And I had a hard time getting pictures of the rug once it was finished because Bentley thought it was HIS and wanted to bite on it/chew on it/burrow in it

...Kinda like he does when I'm trying to do laundry and he just comes and falls asleep in the middle of it. But, I digress...

I found a great video on how to start off the rag-rug making process on the Etsy blog; click here if you want to see how to make one of your own!

My rug didn't turn out as neat as I would have liked, but the process was pretty fun. If you decide to try your hand, here are a few things I learned the hard way:

1. DO NOT pull the knots too tightly because it ends up making the finished product all lumpy at the end.
2. Cut a bunch of strips of fabric before starting so you don't have to.keep.stopping.to.cut.countless.strips.uggghhhhh
3. Use cotton, if you have it. It seems all of my scraps are jersey and the jersey (because of the stretch) pulls too much--thus, the bumpy look at the end.

But, anyway you go about it, you'll have a nice, handmade piece to show off in your home. Not quite sure what I'm gonna do with mine yet...perhaps a nice food dish mat for the pups? Hmmm...we shall see :)