T-shirt Rug

Step 7 Finishing touches.

The last thing you are going to want to do is to hand-sew all of the visible neck holes shut. This will keep people from tripping and rolling chairs from getting caught. When doing this, try to match the thread to the shirt.

Also, trim any excess thread hanging off the shirt if you haven't done so already.

You might consider vacuuming your rug to pick up any loose threads or other schmutz. I have yet to try to send it through the washing machine, but that should be fine as well (I hope).

Comments

[puddingpuff]

i think i would just end up using this as a blanket...maybe for summertime. and if you leave the necks open, you get pockets! secret memos, candy bar wrappers, the cheat codes to the game your playing...no one would ever know.

[neffk]

Clever, but it makes your room look permanently messy. Still, most other techniques seem to be a lot more work---this method looks easy.

[kyler13]

I wonder what would happen if you just use the pins and don't sew it together so that way you could change it any time you like..........I might try this tomorrow or today

[ricardjorg]

pins on the floor doesn't look like like a good idea to me.. pins hate your feet

[Pryo Chain]

 Safety pins ftw

[JKibs95]

I got a sewing needle stuck in the base of my thumb one time... The entire needle was in my hand.

[ricardjorg]

OUCH 8^O

[sflinn]

A question and a comment. First off I love this! I'm thinking about doing this for my son's room. My question is, how well does it hold up? My comment is...I can't believe you used a Ralph Wiggum t-shirt! Blasphemy I say!

[avkrisnik]

No kidding!  I was thinking the same thing.  Awesome Ralph t shirt.  I would have paid good money for that Ralph Wiggum shirt!  Cool design though.  The easiest thing is that you can wash it in a big washing machine.

[mslaynie]

Wow! This is really a creative solution to a problem! I bet if someone liked the idea but wanted it to look more rug-like and less t-shirts-on-the-floor-like, you could cut the shirts into large squares/rectangles. Then you could make a floor quilt! This would eliminate the need for sewing the neck holes shut. Still, good job. This is lots of fun!

[goodfishfive]

What a great idea for old t-shirts. Looks like a lot of work (although I don't sew - so I'm not sure) but a very interesting effect.

[fancymcsnazzy]

Dude, I think your basic concept is really cool...I just wish there was a way to make the texture better...I am thinking of painting or printing "t-shirts" onto a plain white rug or something like that...to make it look more rug like instead of just t-shirts all over the floor....it rocks out though!