| Making a braided rug the old fashioned
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| | that you can continue the rug to the size
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| way is much cheaper than buying a ready
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| | you are wanting.After you have braided a
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| made rug and provides you with a
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| | piece that is around six to eight feet in
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| wonderful craft project for stay-at-home
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| | length, you will want to decide whether
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| evenings. The rug I am describing for
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| | you want a round rug or an oval rug. The
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| you in this article is a "patchwork" sort
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| | only equipment you need for this step is
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| of a rug, colorful and without a
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| | a large five or six inch long straight
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| particular pattern.The easiest and the
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| | "doll" needle (this has a slightly
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| cheapest way is to go through your old
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| | "duller" point and is a sturdy non
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| clothing first and save back all of the
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| | bendable needle) and waxed beading cord.
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| knitted and jersey articles to use for
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| | Simply take the long braided piece and
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| your rug. These types of fabrics do not
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| | lay it around into a circle or an oval
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| "shred" when scissored and also tend to
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| | shape and sew this braid together by
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| have a "give" to the fabric that allows
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| | taking each of the inside loops and
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| for easy braiding.The first step is to
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| | weaving your beading cord in and out of
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| cut all of the fabric into one and a half
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| | the loops. Pull each loop together
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| inch wide strips. Pick out the three
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| | snugly and shape the rug as you go. It
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| strips you want for the first "braiding
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| | is easier to start this first part of the
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| strip" and pin them together at the top
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| | rug by laying it out onto a large table
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| with a large safety pin. (It doesn't
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| | top to begin stitching the braiding
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| matter if they are of different lengths.)
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| | around itself, once you build it up a
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| Then just begin to braid. You may want
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| | bit, you no longer need to use the table.
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| to tie the beginning braid to the back of
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| | Just sit with it in your lap and you can
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| a chair or some other sort of anchor to
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| | work on it.All you do to complete your
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| start with but you don't have to. Once
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| | rug is continue to braid your continuous
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| you have gotten to within three inches of
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| | braid and continue to stitch it around
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| the end of any of the strips you are
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| | itself until you get to the desire size
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| braiding, simply add in a new strip by
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| | and shape. At the end, sew your last
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| placing it neatly inside of the remaining
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| | pieces of the braid back into the rug
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| piece, rolling the two pieces together,
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| | individually with your waxed beading cord
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| and simply continuing on the braid.
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| | for about 10 inches. You will be proud
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| Note: the "end" of the rug braid is NOT
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| | of the colorful area rug and of the work
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| DONE yet, simply use a safety pin at the
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| | you yourself have put into it, and best
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| end of the braid you are working on and
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| | of all, you haven't spent anything and
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| leave the braiding strips hanging out so
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| | yet you have a easy to wash area rug!
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