Once again you can do this by hand or on a sewing machine.
Finishing a woven rag rug.
Finishing a rag rug i like to finish my rugs at the curve of the rug.
It hides the ending really well.
You come in from the world with your feet dusty and weary.
Lay those on top of the rug.
I review in more detail the twining process.
Sew the rug into a spiral.
When you are transitioning from the straight part of the rug to the curve cut off your strips to be about 4 inches long.
Repeat the weaving process until you are about 2 from the cardboard slots on the other end of the rug.
You look down and the rug says welcome home after the weaving is complete the only thing left is finishing.
Put the rug flat on a hard surface covered with towels.
The most secure finish is an overhand knot however if you plan to bury your ends you can work a row of the philippine edge instead.
Make sure to pay attention to the width of your rug as you go and keep it as even as you can.
As shown in the picture go under over under over under tuck tuck again under two more blues horizontally snip off the excess.
Leave a 3 inch tail.
Get more towels enough to cover the rug wet them and hand wring dry.
This makes the ends spread pretty far apart even for rug.
As you finish each row straighten out the weaved strip with your fingers and slide it as close to the row before it as you can.
If you are using a sewing machine be sure to use a loose large zigzag stitch.
Wrap it clockwise around the lower.
Tie them in knots on the ends or sew the ends together to string them all together like a giant ball of yarn.
For rags rugs that means securing the warp ends and finishing the ends with fringe or stitched hems.
Bring the fabric strip down to the lower left nail.
In this video i show you how to add a strip of material and how to finish a row and start a new one.
It is quicker than tying knots and is a handy finish to have in your hip pocket.
I was taught to finish a wool rug in this manner.
This rug is woven on an open sett to accommodate the bulky yarn.
Begin to wrap the rug into a spiral sewing the two edges together.
Attach your fabric strips together.