Trissa june 01 2014 1.
Making a rug out of a climbing rope.
Sewn rugs are much more durable than the tape and glue variety.
Come out bigger and flatter than the weave and hold together well.
Thick polyester rope in desired color felt cut into a circle ours is 24 felt should match rope scissors heavy duty construction adhesive painter s tape paintbrush silicone paint in desired color.
This will allow for a tighter wrap and much easier to work with 2.
It might help to tighten the tension of your thread 4.
In addition to the printed pattern you ll need a a couple 20 meter sections of climbing rope a piece of wood some nails and something to cut the rope and treat the ends so that they don t fray.
Coil the rope flat on the floor so its like a round spiral.
Take the outer part of the right loop and flip it to the left so.
If it all lines up spread the glue on the cardboard and place it on the rug.
Rather than throw the old lines away i.
By lauren seidl step 1.
Make a simple overhand knot.
Next cut out the outline and check the size.
Rugs can also be sewn the resulting rugs are larger a circle has roughly a 35 diameter for a 60m rope and flat.
Glue all of the seams with caulk and put the rug backing on.
While winter brings to mind ornate wool rugs and sturdy but plain salt and snow soaked doormats summer rugs can be lighter and more playful.
Make your very own climbing rope door mat rug.
When you re finished it ll look something like this.
The same knot you d make to start tying your shoes.
While living aboard our sailboat nine of cups we were constantly replacing worn and chafed halyards and dock lines.
By hand expect to spend several days at 2 3hr per day.
Instead of straight stitching down the middle just go right into coiling it and attaching it with the 3 zig zag.
Now slide the cardboard under the circle of rope and outline the rug on the cardboard see picture.
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Cut your fabric strips to 1 inch.
Loosen the knot you initially made until it resembles something similar to a large pretzel shaped figure.
There s probably enough detail here to get you started it s certainly more than i could find.
Get some rug backing from the hardware store and a tube or two of caulk.