Cutting your fabric we need to cut our material into small pieces an idea size is about 4cm 1 5 by 7 5cm 3.
													
																	Make rag rug using hessian. 
									
	
		
	
																	I see how you just braid the material and then put it in a circle to sew i think i can do this much better. 
																	The hessian decided how big you want to make your rug and mark it out in chalk then cut your hessian 4 5 inches bigger as we need to allow room for hemming fraying. 
																	So now i m going to try a braided rug. 
																	The main difference is in the designs colours and fabrics that are used. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	This is the hessian i am using for this rug. 
																	Bringing rag rugging up to date. 
																	Nowadays rag rug making remains largely unchanged as we still only use a few basic tools hessian and fabric. 
																	Make them as long as you can but any length will do and they don t alll have to be the same length. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	If you d like to make a rag rug but don t have the rag rug tools then why not check out our easy peasy rug kit which has all the equipment and instructions you need to get going. 
																	I like to make things to give to people for a surprise if what i ve made turns out good. 
																	Should you follow a design for a hessian sack rug. 
																	Stitched and secured on each edge to make rag rugging a doddle. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	In wales we used to call this a nain rug as your nain or nan would know how to make them. 
																	Cut your chosen fabrics into strips about 2 cm wide or so for this one. 
																	Using hessian for rug making is a neat way to be zero waste in your crafts. 
																	I ve tried the rag rugs using a loom and can t get them to lay flat. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Thanks for the tutorial.