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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Shaggy Raggy Rug #2
Okay, this one was a lot quicker than rug #1. I used 7 1/2 yards of fabric for this one, same amount of rug canvas. I did the same cutting pattern. For this specific rug, I used 1 1/2 yards of the white, and 6 yards of the blue. Before tying anything on, I used a can of pumpkin to trace the size of the circles onto the rug canvas. I used a sharpie to trace it onto the canvas with, so that it was dark, and would stay. Then, after cutting the material, I first tied all the perimeters of the circles, then filled them in. After that, I tied all the blue row by row, around the circles. The tying pattern I used this time was different, which is why less fabric is needed. instead of tying them side by side, I tied them with a space between each one, alternanting which spaces were left empty on each row. I did the same amount of rows. I think it turned out just as nice as the first one, so i would suggest using the less fabric, you can't tell the difference.
my mom made this huge one for kaydence when she was born...it had kaydence's name in it...it got really dirty and I was like...???what do I do with this now!!!! it was cute...I was suppose to finish it...only a few little areas left and it took like 3 years :)
ReplyDeleteI would stick with the smaller ones...holy cow!