Originally Posted by
shasta5718
My Grandma used to make rugs like these, but she used 3 rat-tailed comb handles that were made into needles and made brades as she went. I still have one and they were beautiful. She cut up old clothes and sewed them into strips until she had large balls of fabric. One of my biggest regrets is that I never had her teach me how she done it.
Sounds like the method would be similar to one using braid tools. The homemade needles probably serve the same function as the braiding tools (which turn the raw edges towards the center of the fabric strip). This video seems to show how to do it (just like braiding long hair):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8j6IbRaqUY