Comments on: Knitted rag rugs http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/ Measuring fabrics, stitches and time... Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:38:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: sharla http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-882 sharla Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:38:27 +0000 http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-882 hello, i have tryed to make the toothbrush rag rugs, i dont know why everyone can do it but me. could someone be so very kind to give me or e-mail me very easy to understand instructions to make a rug i have the needle and lots of material i how watched the video on utube but she needs to go further i can start it with the 4 stitches then go to the oposite side and it goes wrong from there hello, i have tryed to make the toothbrush rag rugs, i dont know why everyone can do it but me. could someone be so very kind to give me or e-mail me very easy to understand instructions to make a rug i have the needle and lots of material i how watched the video on utube but she needs to go further i can start it with the 4 stitches then go to the oposite side and it goes wrong from there

]]> By: Kate http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-752 Kate Fri, 08 May 2009 12:54:29 +0000 http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-752 LOVE this idea.... I just can't stand the idea of going out to Walmart and buying something cheap that everyone else has. Since I'm redoing my own bathroom I think I'll spend the extra time and make my own bathmat. Thanks for the great instructions! LOVE this idea…. I just can’t stand the idea of going out to Walmart and buying something cheap that everyone else has. Since I’m redoing my own bathroom I think I’ll spend the extra time and make my own bathmat.

Thanks for the great instructions!

]]> By: k http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-677 k Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:47:31 +0000 http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-677 what size needles did you use for the bath mat? what size needles did you use for the bath mat?

]]> By: Sarah http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-517 Sarah Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:02:33 +0000 http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-517 OOPS - I'm a KNITTER - I knit better than I type (hee hee) OOPS – I’m a KNITTER – I knit better than I type (hee hee)

]]> By: Sarah http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-516 Sarah Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:01:51 +0000 http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-516 Can I get the instructions for this? I am a knitted but unsure as to how much fabric to get. Thanks Can I get the instructions for this? I am a knitted but unsure as to how much fabric to get. Thanks

]]> By: sandee http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-496 sandee Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:58:07 +0000 http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-496 I love to rag knit handbags and have used a lot of my fabric stash to create really pretty purses which I sell at mixedbag.etsy.com. I tried gluing the strips together which works, but you have to plan ahead and allow time for the glue to dry. I tried tying them together but this definitely leaves tails hanging which looks fine on some purses. BUT....If you make a 1/4 inch slit at the end of each strip you want to attach, you can run the strip you want to attach through the slit you want to attach to, and then through the end of the strip you are attaching and pull until it is secure, you will not have any tails showing or any bulky lumps. I found this great idea in a great book on fabric knitting..."Fast Fun and Easy Fabric Knitting" by Cyndi Lyle Rymer. Check it out for further explanation on this technique. I love to rag knit handbags and have used a lot of my fabric stash to create really pretty purses which I sell at mixedbag.etsy.com.
I tried gluing the strips together which works, but you have to plan ahead and allow time for the glue to dry. I tried tying them together but this definitely leaves tails hanging which looks fine on some purses. BUT….If you make a 1/4 inch slit at the end of each strip you want to attach, you can run the strip you want to attach through the slit you want to attach to, and then through the end of the strip you are attaching and pull until it is secure, you will not have any tails showing or any bulky lumps. I found this great idea in a great book on fabric knitting…”Fast Fun and Easy Fabric Knitting” by Cyndi Lyle Rymer. Check it out for further explanation on this technique.

]]> By: The Rug Guru Goth http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-431 The Rug Guru Goth Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:21:56 +0000 http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-431 BTW, the specific entry which references this post is http://toothbrushrugs.blogspot.com/2008/03/q-how-long-to-make-strips-and.html BTW, the specific entry which references this post is http://toothbrushrugs.blogspot.com/2008/03/q-how-long-to-make-strips-and.html

]]> By: The Rug Guru Goth http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-430 The Rug Guru Goth Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:20:59 +0000 http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-430 Hello, a friend of mine and reader of my blogs told me about this entry. I referenced it on my blog dedicated to making rugs using the "naalbinding" method commonly known as "toothbrush rugs." Since your craft is similar I've added a link on my blog too. Hello, a friend of mine and reader of my blogs told me about this entry. I referenced it on my blog dedicated to making rugs using the “naalbinding” method commonly known as “toothbrush rugs.”

Since your craft is similar I’ve added a link on my blog too.

]]> By: NANCY http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-191 NANCY Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:19:42 +0000 http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-191 HI....I AM INTERESTED IN TRYING A KNITTEED RUG....I KNIT (SOMEWHAT)....AND I AM LEARNING RUG BRAIDING......CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE BATH MAT YOU MADE.....HOW LARGE OF A PIECE(S)OF FABRIC DID YOU USE TO MAKE THAT??? DID YOU CUT TWO PIECES INTO THE STRIPS SO THAT YOU COULD USE THEM JUST LIKE KNITTING???? HOW LARGE WAS THE RUG IN THE END???? I AM KINDA NEW TO THIS BUT QUITE INTRIGUED ALSO...THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN INFORM ME WITH....NANCY HI….I AM INTERESTED IN TRYING A KNITTEED RUG….I KNIT (SOMEWHAT)….AND I AM LEARNING RUG BRAIDING……CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE BATH MAT YOU MADE…..HOW LARGE OF A PIECE(S)OF FABRIC DID YOU USE TO MAKE THAT??? DID YOU CUT TWO PIECES INTO THE STRIPS SO THAT YOU COULD USE THEM JUST LIKE KNITTING???? HOW LARGE WAS THE RUG IN THE END???? I AM KINDA NEW TO THIS BUT QUITE INTRIGUED ALSO…THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN INFORM ME WITH….NANCY

]]> By: geckogrrl http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-23 geckogrrl Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:37:14 +0000 http://shewhomeasures.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/knitted-rag-rugs/#comment-23 This is really cool! Thanks for the instructions! Can't wait to try it! This is really cool! Thanks for the instructions! Can’t wait to try it!

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