tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post3415891315176117709..comments2023-10-08T03:26:34.168-07:00Comments on Mia's Boys: How to Crochet a 'Rag Rug'Mia's Classroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760445106454214971noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-16244210179225453922013-03-28T05:31:49.724-07:002013-03-28T05:31:49.724-07:00thank you so much you answered my questions I hear...thank you so much you answered my questions I heard about this and cant wait to try look for finished rugs online again thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-56305916993176613672013-02-07T22:44:31.916-08:002013-02-07T22:44:31.916-08:00I'm really happy I found your blog. I was rece...I'm really happy I found your blog. I was recently at the farmers market and there was a lady with a booth selling many crocheted items. While she was sitting there, she was crocheting rugs. She also was selling them for $50.00 & up. My husband was in awe. I explained to him that she was using what looked like sheets. I'm excited to try this out. Thanks so much for your pattern and the pics! <br />Sincerely,<br />Diana MzDiananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-10812260820937542672013-01-28T10:50:17.635-08:002013-01-28T10:50:17.635-08:00I want to make some for folding chair cushions. S...I want to make some for folding chair cushions. Sounds very possible. I dont crochet too much but I can double crochet. Lots of scraps sounds like a plan to me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-49362963565741884482012-09-01T06:57:57.740-07:002012-09-01T06:57:57.740-07:00Yay Joanne! Be careful they're addicting ;)Yay Joanne! Be careful they're addicting ;)MIahttp://miaandtheboys.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-41319702918739750312012-08-31T15:50:07.887-07:002012-08-31T15:50:07.887-07:00Mia, I just finished my round rag rug following yo...Mia, I just finished my round rag rug following your directions and it is adorable. Thanks again, JoanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-37748585145647647302012-08-30T07:12:51.748-07:002012-08-30T07:12:51.748-07:00haaa Joanne, Don't you sound like me? I was th...haaa Joanne, Don't you sound like me? I was the same way when somebody told me to "stitch the ends together"! Oh, well, uh...that will never happen. lol Mia's Classroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760445106454214971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-13674745261030421502012-08-29T14:03:08.870-07:002012-08-29T14:03:08.870-07:00Thank you so much for this information. Over the w...Thank you so much for this information. Over the winter I decided to try to crochet a rag rug. I bought some second-hand sheets, but couldn't figure out how to cut the strips. I bought an electric sissors, but still couldn't face it. When I saw that you ripped the sheets in your blog. I tried it immediately. It was great. Thanks again! JoanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-35980413893518161622012-03-21T13:11:17.419-07:002012-03-21T13:11:17.419-07:00Thank you for all the lovely info! So helpful! I h...Thank you for all the lovely info! So helpful! I had a possible suggestion as well that I found helpful: For those times where you must attach material together to make a long strip ( overzealous tearing, or simply adding another strip of material) I enjoy this method, which takes away a bit of the bulkiness from knotting:<br /><br />Take your two ends, and fold them over. Make a cut on each fold, so that when you unfold them it looks like you have to big fabric needles: strips with a hole at one end. Slip the cut end of one (A) through the end of the other (B). (The strips are joining where you have cut holes.) Pull the opposite end of (A) through its own hole, around your (B) strip. Then pull both pieces to tighten. (Confusing to do with words, I'm sorry! But it is similar to how you would link two rubber bands together.) Anyhow, that is the method I am using to great success! Thank you again for your fabulous tutorial! - JennJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388235568041004632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-84217632673126467172012-03-17T18:01:16.087-07:002012-03-17T18:01:16.087-07:00Hi MIA! Okay so I already like you by just what I&...Hi MIA! Okay so I already like you by just what I've read here. I have been researching the internet trying to fins out how to make a rag rug. I just love the idea of making something fabulous from something that would be discarded. There are so many conflicting methods that I just get paralyzed with fear to even start because I don't want to get it wrong. Today my sweet neighbor brought me two-yard lengths of three coordinating fabrics to encourage me to start already. Is 6 yards of fabric enough to make a rug? I'm assuming I wash and dry if first? Your directions seem to "click" for me so imabout to go wash my fabric and give it a go. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with a newbie like me!<br /> Deb in Jacksonville FloridaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-8086711511411198802012-03-07T00:59:56.105-08:002012-03-07T00:59:56.105-08:00Good job and so easy Sagrb Thank youGood job and so easy Sagrb Thank youخياطة وتفصيلhttp://sewingbreakdown.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-75573987752010718352012-02-09T08:47:15.499-08:002012-02-09T08:47:15.499-08:00Finally the advice I have been searching for. No...Finally the advice I have been searching for. Now I can start a rag rug.... thanks... Mia<br /><br />LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-51605114162070896332012-01-28T22:02:57.257-08:002012-01-28T22:02:57.257-08:00Hi Mia!
Ahem* I'm one of the ones who found y...Hi Mia!<br /> Ahem* I'm one of the ones who found you by searching rag rugs. Lol Yours is the best advice for making a rug so far. Thanks! <br />I've been wanting a rug to fit my bathroom but just couldn't find one I really like but this is perfect :) Can't wait to get started.<br /><br />CINDYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-6873170632123441052011-11-20T12:23:01.023-08:002011-11-20T12:23:01.023-08:00Mia, thanks for the rug making information. I have...Mia, thanks for the rug making information. I have made a few twined rag rugs but they are time consuming and the loom is cumbersome.SueLhttp://www.domelandia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-1686767755834919422011-11-20T12:20:44.189-08:002011-11-20T12:20:44.189-08:00Hi Mia,
Love your rug! I am going to try it. I ha...Hi Mia,<br />Love your rug! I am going to try it. I have been making twined rugs but the loom is cumbersome and it is quite time consuming. <br />Thank You!SueLhttp://www.domelandia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-28457564181034107502011-06-21T07:10:15.117-07:002011-06-21T07:10:15.117-07:00@anon ~ must be from michigan : ) haha! what a fun...@anon ~ must be from michigan : ) haha! what a funny story. my strips are about 1.25" wide. best wishes for your newest little one!<br /><br />@anon ~ oh my happy, your great aunt....i'm in love! lol<br /><br />@anon ~ i do not put anything under the rug. There's no reason you can't use the same padding and/or non-skid materials you would use under any other rug. in fact, i may just for the one in the kitchen which tends to get kicked underfoot more than the others. they certainly don't *require* any padding though. for the small one i made for the bathroom, i eventually sewed on a towel, trimmed to fit, because i wanted the terry for absorption. so long story longer, you don't have to put anything, but feel free : ) lolMia's Classroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760445106454214971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-17456282295894892652011-06-20T15:37:46.908-07:002011-06-20T15:37:46.908-07:00question... do you put anything under the rug when...question... do you put anything under the rug when it is done?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-46530612057079266902011-06-07T04:00:58.185-07:002011-06-07T04:00:58.185-07:00My great aunt use to make these out of old clothes...My great aunt use to make these out of old clothes, underware too. She used her fingers to crochet it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-12843736812078999772011-04-14T11:59:41.252-07:002011-04-14T11:59:41.252-07:00Yep - got to this by looking up "how to croch...Yep - got to this by looking up "how to crochet a rug"!:-) One thing I didn't see written...how wide are your strips? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-11261914683255388652011-03-25T17:51:27.294-07:002011-03-25T17:51:27.294-07:00Hi Zoe! Hmmmm...I'm not sure I'm picturin...Hi Zoe! Hmmmm...I'm not sure I'm picturing what you're describing. My philosophy, always? Try it! I've personally never found the need to round off any corners, as it always works out once I'm actually hooking. Let me know how it works for you!!Mia's Classroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760445106454214971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-30238291570475711062011-03-23T17:59:03.664-07:002011-03-23T17:59:03.664-07:00Hello,
I'm tickled to find this blog and the...Hello,<br /> I'm tickled to find this blog and the great instructions for making a rag rug. Question. about cutting the strips. If I cut a 1" strip of the sheet to one side and then cut in a curve for the cut going back, would this make a usable and longer one piece strip? Thank's.<br />ZoeZoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259126852621136887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-83953323611777403372011-01-13T18:11:04.849-08:002011-01-13T18:11:04.849-08:00Hi Cheryl, Interesting! I'm not sure what &qu...Hi Cheryl, Interesting! I'm not sure what "unravel" means...there are definitely "stringy bits" that come with ripping the sheets this way, but I've had no problems (even with many washings and/or the one in the bathroom which gets soaked with ROTTEN BOY BATHWATER :) with any of the rugs not "holding up". Also, they don't seem to *continue* to get stringy bits, you know what I mean? Like, there's strings from the tearing, I pull them off, sometimes I don't get them all and keep pulling them off as I crochet, but once I've made the rug, I've never found NEW stringy bits that need to be pulled off. So, I guess...the answer is no, I haven't personally had any problems with what I could call "unraveling". To be honest, I'm not at all sure I would ever make a rag rug if I had to cut the material (instead of rip) and if I had to sew ends together to make the continuous strips! What can I say? I'm a bit of lazy. ;) You watch though, now that this is on my radar, won't I just find one of my rugs unraveling! haha!Mia's Classroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760445106454214971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-75450923885049847662011-01-13T12:57:23.646-08:002011-01-13T12:57:23.646-08:00One website I went to suggested cutting the fabric...One website I went to suggested cutting the fabric on the bias, to prevent unraveling...It sounds like if you are ripping it's going with the weave..does unravelling seem to be a problem? I do like the idea of tearing a whole bedsheet into one long piece vs sewing strips together...Thanks, CherylAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-44079444704913955482010-12-29T15:32:41.166-08:002010-12-29T15:32:41.166-08:00Susan, this comment gives me such joy! Thank you ...Susan, this comment gives me such joy! Thank you for sharing that memory. 300 pounds. Just makes me grin like crazy! I love this. If you live in the SF Bay Area, let me know, I'll get you started. :)Mia's Classroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760445106454214971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-43607032111468334202010-12-29T14:12:25.637-08:002010-12-29T14:12:25.637-08:00Way back in the sixties my mother started a hobby ...Way back in the sixties my mother started a hobby of crocheting a rag rug, out of strips of wool. She would buy woolen skirts, etc, at Goodwill and such. Eventually the rug, all colors, was wall to wall in our living room. It was almost three inches thick! When she died in 1978 my brother laid claim to it, took it to the cleaners to have it cleaned. It weighed a little over three hundred pounds!!! He still has it to this day. I must find someone who can crochet to show me how to get started.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183926001370018959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089584968084859388.post-60269219221354354122010-12-16T06:56:03.132-08:002010-12-16T06:56:03.132-08:00Hi Word Vintage, The strips are nothing like a pre...Hi Word Vintage, The strips are nothing like a precise science (no measuring occurs during the ripping!) but I just measured the material I made last year (1.5" wide) and some I made last week (1.25" wide) so that's what's been working for me. I made what amounts to a placemat sized circle (as a pad for my rocking chair) out of these same fabric rolls and a P hook. I've also made a set of actual placemats using a couple of yards of cotton quilting fabric, ripped in the same fashion as the sheets, that were more like slightly less than an inch wide using an L or M hook. Here's a link to the post with pictures of the placemats http://miaandtheboys.blogspot.com/2010/04/swap-part-ii.html <br /><br />So, I guess for me, I would say that the fabric is about an inch to an inch-and-a-half, using an L or M for the thinnest and a P for widest. That's what's been working so far! :)Mia's Classroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760445106454214971noreply@blogger.com