How to Weave Rug Using Fabric - Weave a Rug From Both Ends

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Need to know how to build this loom - check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGS2h4CgasqnY80

[@crafteed]

My husband made a loom for my bday following your tutorial. I made my first rug a few days ago. I messed up on the last row and didnt secure the warp before i removed from the loom. Had to rescue it off the loom & did the best i could. 😩. It's so satisfying to have a tightly woven, "square" rug that feels and looks awesome. I previously made an oval fabric crochet rug but didnt like it near as much as i like this. I'm off to make a other one!

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Way to go!!! My first one, I did the same thing (won't repeat that mistake) - so excited for you!! I have one more to make to complete a set for a wedding gift! So fun to make!

[@denisewack5855]

Wanted to share with you that my husband made me a loom from your KZbin channel and then I have made 2 one from old blue jeans and out of plastics grocery bags!! They turned out great!! Thank you!

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Fantastic timing -- I have both of those projects in the works! My boys are saving jeans for me - and I cut out my bags last night! Fun projects!

[@Danielle-nz9tn]

Ive been thinking of doing a rug with the reusable cloth-like grocery bags bc I’ve accumulated so many now! Cool to know you can also use plastic ones!!

[@terryberg8084]

11/11/24 the loom building video was exactly what I was looking for. The rods on the side makes a difference.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Great! Glad it helped. The rods are key to every thing keeping shape.

[@maryseaman312]

Have you considered using double stick tape, rather than spending all that time and energy hand stitching? My mom bought double stick tape that was at least 2.5" wide on a roll (probably Harbor Freight) on her rag rugs. It stabilized the rug on a slick floor - - however, I noticed you are putting that rug on a wood floor. I am not sure that would make a difference to either the rug or the floor. I thank you for all the time and effort you have invested in making sure that we could avail ourselves of this worthy craft and product. What a blessing you are to those of us who absolutely THRIVE on "making do" ... and using our time and energy on making the world a better place through handcrafting.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Dang - that is a great idea!! I have used carpet tape on several other projects, it never occurred to me to attach the foam backing with it! Thanks for the idea - appreciate it!!

[@ТатьянаВоронова-х1ы]

Thank you very much! I learn English from your good voice also! Best regards from Ukraine!

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Thank you! 😃

[@kristenirwin2933]

I am doing my first rug! Thank you so much for your video. My rug is 5 foot by 3.5 feet. I made the frame from some scrap wood, nails, and my posts are made from some old tent posts that I had laying around. To bad I can't post a pic.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

I would love to see pictures - you can email them to [e-mail]

[@moonmagnolia7]

WOW! You must have the patience of Job! I think I’d get confused about which vertical fabric to wrap the horizontal fabric around. My sister is a weaver.She has an old really big floor loom. It is really cool and I think it makes it easier to weave. But I applaud you and your husband and all that do this.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Thank you! 😊 It is a fun obsession - totally enjoy making these!

[@missyrubio5099]

Wonderful tutorial! So easy to follow and understand. Thank you!

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sarap6862]

Very beautiful! I love the colors.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Thank you so much!

[@rhondaroberts9581]

I absolutely love your videos!

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Thank you so much!

[@MF12318]

Oh, my gosh! I love watching your videos 😁🙏

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

I'm so glad!

[@nataliadavalos191]

You explain everything so well!!Thank you!!!!!👏👏👏👏

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Thank you - totally appreciate that!

[@surjitrana1768]

Your work 😊is very good and instructions is fantastic thanks

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Thank you!

[@kaymckean8851]

I love your work and all the ideas. Thank you for your time and the clear and concise instructions you give while weaving. This square rug is beautiful. I have watched a lot of your videos and think I have now shed my fear and am ready to get cracking. I need a couple of answers please. How far apart and how long are the nails. Are they finishing nails (headless). Also could I make this same rug using cotton thread for the warp. Thanks again.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Thank you for your kind words!! Here is a video on making the frame that may help kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGS2h4CgasqnY80. I use cotton thread in this video when I used old jeans kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpTTiquog5V5aas -- please let me know if you have questions during your process!! Have fun!

[@darlenedengler7755]

Excellent teaching!

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Glad it was helpful!

[@neurodivergejyn4140]

So you have a video on how to do knot rugs?

[@sienna_alise]

My husband and I made a loom using your tutorial and i love it! Do you have other recommendations for the warping instead of fabric? I used jute rope on my last rug but it didnt feel as sturdy as the rug made with fabric warp.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Maybe try two strands of jute -- or clothes line rope??

[@judyjohnson2892]

I just used cotton yarn, two strands held as one, to wrap my loom. I twined with leftover quilters cotton fabric.

[@laurascott734]

You do an awesome job! And by the way..I have a friend and you and she favor so much..its uncanny !

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Thank you so much!

[@mialaakkonen6691]

Really beautiful 👍😍. One question, is it possible just turn the loom upsidedown, to continue the weawing?

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Yes - that is how you do it. Start on one side and then turn it over.

[@hannahh2660]

Hi. When weaving do you always go around two strands of warp fabric (i.e. coming through the hole directly under the nail)? Or could you twine around just one warp strand at a time (the gap between the nails as well as below the nails) .... I guess having a tighter or denser weave finish? Great videos, you are so helpful!!

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

I would predict that if you wove around each one, it may not lay flat, that it would start to buckle with so much volume in each area?? That happened when I tried wider strips in bulkier fabric, they didn't lay flat. If you try it - let me know!!

[@Padraigp]

Hmm cool i dont have that size frame but i have an old canvass and maybe i could use rhat. And then make swuares and put them together to make it bigger.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Yes - you can join rugs - this is how I do it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZzaooeZhLaDncksi=pCq1kislhJWh3G6o

[@danap8383]

Do you wash new cotton before weaving with it?

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Yes, I would wash cotton first.

[@Danielle-nz9tn]

Hi, great tutorials!! What’s the purpose of weaving from both ends of the loom? Just curious. Thanks!

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Depending on your set up, it may be easier on your back to flip over the frame and work from the other direction. I can't tell the difference in the finished product if it was woven from both ends, or just one.

[@lindatony9792]

It’s Beautiful💞

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Thanks!!

[@Danielle-nz9tn]

it seems like you’re mostly using woven fabrics. Can you use stretchy knit fabric or will that mess up the final shape of the rug? If you CAN use stretchy knit fabrics, is it OK to use them for the warp and/or the weaving fabric, just the warp, or just the weaving fabric? Thanks!

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Here is a video I did using tshirts kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHytZ5KQotqrY6s I love the way both fabrics work - just depends on what I have the most of!

[@amlaboy]

Can you start in the middle? I'd like to make a gradient or ombre rug but want the colors to come out evenly at both ends.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Wow, I never though of starting in the middle. You would certainly be able to do that, you would just make sure you lock off the ends by weaving under the nails on each end. If you try it, I would love to see pictures! [e-mail]

[@conniecopenhaver120]

You can "offset" your strips at the beginning and throughout the entire weaving process, by pulling one strip longer than the other one, which will place your 1st knot "inside" and not along the outside of the edge at the metal bar. It also prevents two knots being at the same place within your weaving at the same time, which prevents extra "clumping" in the weaving at that one particular spot ... Therefore, the two ends you're weaving with, will finish and need a new strip attached several inches apart from each other, to prevent 2 knots being at the same place at the same time. This will prevent a person stepping on 2 knots clumped together which could create pain in the foot and possibly cause them to loose balance and fall ... This is a TIP shared with Love 💟

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

GREAT advice!! Thanks!

[@brianmef71]

I think using adhesive to glue down the shelf liner would be a lot easier than stitching it to the rug.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Probably would. I am not knowledgeable on glue types - but I am sure there is something that would work well with fabric.

[@MsRoosmarii]

What about using yarn for the warp?

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Absolutely! Just hold an 18" ish piece of yarn between your two hands and pull on it pretty hard to make sure it doesn't break under pressure.

[@popstarzmom]

Oh boy, in my haste to get started on the jean rug I did not start the first row correctly. Is there a way to save the project without having to redo the whole thing? t is still on the loom because I am hoping to find a solution before it is destroyed! I am rather new at crafting and I admit to being confused when the jeans video was cut off.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

There is usually a way to save it!! Can you email me pictures to [e-mail] and I will see what you have going?

[@bbreelings9173]

Hi! I could use help! Working on my 2nd rug. First one I did double the work (wove over each warp!). I'm confused when I come back to the right side to turn the end when I get past the loop and the warp becomes one warp instead of the loop (2). Anyway, you said you are happy to help, I'd appreciate it. Thanks

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Fantastic question! When you come back around - and if there is just one warp strip - just go over 1 warp strip and then continue with 2 strips the rest of the way across - making sure you go around the rod as well! This video may show that part better kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnrIonuai7aZZ9E Please let me know if you have more questions!

[@bbreelings9173]

@@DIYOnTheHouse Thank you so much! I skipped through several videos looking for that video. I knew I had seen it. One more question please: when I turn the first end and start back to the right, am I weaving over the same two warps as the first row weaving to the left? In other words, weave same warps or does it change with the row going back to the right? Thank you. Weaving over two warps is much quicker!

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

@@bbreelings9173 Great question! You keep weaving the in same gap you created with your first row. Once you get to the end of the rug, that is when you are going to change it up and 'lock' in your weaving by going through the loop of the warp so that your weaving doesn't slide off - but for the main part of the rug, stay going over the same warp. This video may show a better camera angle kzbin.info/www/bejne/fabMonebo5eNiKM

[@StrudelNoodle]

Do you remember how long a rug this size takes you to make? Or how long a common doormat size (18x30) takes, approximately? Ty and I LOVE your tutorials!

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

A smaller rug takes about 8 to 10 hours of weaving. I weave during our t.v. time in the evenings, and it usually takes about a week to do a rug.

[@StrudelNoodle]

@@DIYOnTheHouse thanks! This is such a cool project!

[@chrissywojtewicz9179]

How long does it take you to make one of these rugs? And do they get deformed if put in the washing machine?

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

It takes about 12 hours of weaving for a medium size rug. Here is a video on how we wash the rugs - they turn out wonderfully! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHSnpHiJYqaJo9E

[@frederiquebarakat2491]

Bonjour, j'ai suivi vos explications sur le métier et j'ai fait un fabuleux tapis, ne parlant et ne comprenant pas l'anglais, j'ai suivi vos explications en regardant le travail de vos mains, merci pour tout. J'aurai voulu vous envoyez la photo mais je ne sais pas comment faire sur you tube. Je continue de vous suivre et merci encore.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

C'est fantastique! J'adorerais voir votre travail! Envoyez un courriel à [e-mail]. Merci pour vos doux mots!

[@lovemeanyou]

Well done :} i love your videos

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Thanks! Appreciate that!

[@mogirl7400]

I have a problem! I'm weaving a rug and ran out of the fabric I want to use. How can I cut the two parts and join to make a smaller rug? TIA!

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Ohhhh no! If you slide all of the weaving together to one end, then you should be able to take the warp off one at a time and pull it through your weaving until it is tight on the new end of the rug. In my head this works, hopefully it will work on your project. Keep me posted!

[@mogirl7400]

Sorry I took so long! I actually found a curtain with just the right color! Thank you!

[@ilenasarturi3884]

Qual tecido vc usou?

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Algodão

[@gayjames544]

Is there a best length for the weaving strips? I have ripped my strips from old sheets so they are quite long.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

3 - 4 yards is usually max, sometimes if it is really stringy, I make them shorter. I love using sheets because you can get nice long strips!

[@gayjames544]

@@DIYOnTheHouse It is pretty stringy already just from the ripping. Do I need to be concerned about that or just go with it?

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

@@gayjames544 Have you tried cutting instead of ripping? If it is still really bad after cutting, I would probably skip it. There have been a couple fabrics that I gave up on, because of the strings.

[@gayjames544]

@@DIYOnTheHouse Okay. Thank you!

[@mialaakkonen6691]

I meant, when you turn the loom upsidedown you continue weaving from same point now from down to up. I explain poorly hope you got it 😄👍.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Ahh - understand! Yes, when I go from one side, I flip it over and weave up to the top of the loom. This video shows going in that direction. Appreciate you watching!

[@elisabetapopica849]

Din blugi se poate???

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Da! Iată cum kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpTTiquog5V5aas

[@elisabetapopica849]

Am vizionat,frumos.Multumesc frumos!

[@sql4fun458]

Has anyone tried this with the rectangular loom? I already have 2 looms. I don't want to store another.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Yes - it will work on any size!

[@sql4fun458]

@@DIYOnTheHouse Thank you!

[@grayciesmom5807]

I've watched a couple of your videos and as a total beginner it would help if you moved more slowly and also your hands are blocking the view from the camera. It's just not clear where the fabric is inserted. Thanks for the video though.

[@DIYOnTheHouse]

Sorry about that - it is such a challenge trying to get the best camera angle. Here is a playlist of my weaving videos, maybe one will be more helpful! Thanks!