double knit fabric
01-18-2011, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Camping Betty
Double knit makes wonderful rugs that never wear out.
I have a rug that has over ten yrs of hard use at my back door
just cut into squares fold twice and sew down the middle take a piece of denim the size you want your rug to be and mark lines 1 inch apart and sew the little squares on it real close. let your imagination go wild as to colors. I hunted thrift shops for old clothes because you can't seem to buy good double knit any more.If you have double knit to get rid of pm me and i will pay for shipping it to me
I have a rug that has over ten yrs of hard use at my back door
just cut into squares fold twice and sew down the middle take a piece of denim the size you want your rug to be and mark lines 1 inch apart and sew the little squares on it real close. let your imagination go wild as to colors. I hunted thrift shops for old clothes because you can't seem to buy good double knit any more.If you have double knit to get rid of pm me and i will pay for shipping it to me
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01-18-2011, 05:14 PM
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I was actually asked if I wanted any double knit today at my sewing group. I said I wanted some had no clue what to do with it, but I will find out how much she has and I will surely be glad to send it to you if you want. I wont know till next tuesday when we go back to sewing. :)
01-18-2011, 05:36 PM
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OK here is the rug instructions:
take a 3 1/2 in square of knit and fold into a triangle
fold again into a triangle then I sew it down the middle .
take the next folded triangle and and lay it on top of the first triangle about half way in the middle repeat this until you have a long chain
next take a piece of heavy denim and cut it to the size you want your rug to be I made mine 18x30 mark lines 1 inch apart
all around. I did mine continuous then take your chain
and sew all around to the beginning using the stitching on the triangle as your guide. hold your triangle up and put the next row close as you can get to the first row.
continue til you have covered all the denim.
Clear as MUD ???
take a 3 1/2 in square of knit and fold into a triangle
fold again into a triangle then I sew it down the middle .
take the next folded triangle and and lay it on top of the first triangle about half way in the middle repeat this until you have a long chain
next take a piece of heavy denim and cut it to the size you want your rug to be I made mine 18x30 mark lines 1 inch apart
all around. I did mine continuous then take your chain
and sew all around to the beginning using the stitching on the triangle as your guide. hold your triangle up and put the next row close as you can get to the first row.
continue til you have covered all the denim.
Clear as MUD ???
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