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anted a 4×6 Pink and Ivory shag rug to go in Riley’s nursery so bad I couldn’t stand it, but after pricing them online I was starting to think that it was out of the question….that is until my DIY light bulb went off….A DIY Shag Rag Rug was the answer! My husband thought it was a bad idea simply because of how long it would take me to make, but of course, that didn’t stop me :-) I was bound and determined to have a shag rug for Riley’s nursery and guess what my DIY Shag Rag Rug turned out GREAT, it looks so much better than I imagined!
For full disclosure I will say that this was one of the easiest projects I’ve ever done, yet it was the absolute MOST time-consuming. I worked on my DIY Shag Rag Rug every single day for 2-4 hours a day and it still took me 4 weeks to complete. I honestly was wondering if I was ever going to get it finished, but I didn’t give up!! Now I have a beautiful rug, so it was well worth the time!!
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Step 1Cut your fabric into strips. I think it’s easier and less time-consuming if you cut multiple strips at a time. Start by folding your fabric in half vertically then fold in half again horizontally making sure the ends are as even as possible. Then you need to measure 5 inches from the bottom of the fabric and draw a horizontal line all the way across using your fabric chalk.
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Step 2Cut your fabric along the chalk line
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Step 3Now cut your fabric into vertical strips that are about 3/4″ wide
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Step 4Pick up a fabric strip with your jewelry tweezers
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Step 5Weave Fabric under one of the holes and back up through another hole (I weaved the fabric in a vertical direction). I left one row of holes empty on all sides.
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Step 6Pull the fabric so that it’s even on both sides and tie it into a knot (this will hold the fabric in place)
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Step 7If you are using two colors then you should alternate colors as you go.
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Step 8Continue adding Fabric Strips alternating colors as you go. It will look bare at first but the more rows you add the fuller it will get. Here is what it looks like after adding two rows of fabric
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Step 9My DIY Shag Rag Rug in the works…..I’m finally making some progress
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Step 10And after weeks of repeating the same steps over and over I finally finished the Shag Rag Rug for Riley’s Nursery!
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Step 11Uplcose View of the Shag Rag Rug
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