1) My old rug is no longer lying around in the closet. The only thing I regret is that I didn’t use it like that before.
Almost everyone has rolls of unwanted carpet. But they are practically new, you can’t throw away such good stuff.
I got the idea to make a hammock from a rug that was lying rolled up in the pantry. It is strong, dense, just what you need.
Main materials used for work:
- A piece of carpet, 1m x 2m in size.
- 14 meters of strong rope. I have a flat silk ribbon for 16 rubles. per meter I got it from a hardware store.
- 2 shovel handles for 80 rubles.
Total costs amounted to 384 rubles. And this is the price for your peace of mind and pleasure.
How to do:
At first I wanted to roll up the sides of the pole rug and hem it, but this would reduce the length of the hammock, so I decided to make loops.
There are 7 loops on each side. Length for loop 35 cm.
I sewed them on with thick silk threads and a gypsy needle.
This is the most labor-intensive work, since due to the large thickness, force had to be used.
I inserted sticks into these loops on both sides.
For hanging, I sewed 2 ropes - belts.
For decoration I used Soviet-era fringe and artificial flowers.
All that remains is to hang the finished hammock between the trees.
And, of course, in order not to roll over from joy, you must first sit on the hammock in the middle, then lie on your back, and then put your feet down.
This is such a beauty I got! The whole family has already appreciated it. The only thing I regret is that I didn’t make such a hammock earlier.
2) The neighbor sold all her old carpets to the gypsies for 3 kopecks. When I saw what beauty I was making from them, I regretted my decision.
On the farm, a carpet can be useful for a hammock; I made a cat scratcher from a rug; my husband uses pieces of carpet as bedding when repairing a car. You can cut off a strip and play sports on it, do exercises.
Our neighbor laid strips of carpet in the greenhouse instead of paths, albeit not for long, but better than throwing it away.
Another option is to shrink a large rug or make small rugs out of it, or use pieces of carpet for this.
Today I will show you one of the options on how to do this. I will have a rug of small circles.
- I circled a plate on the back of the carpet and drew circles. I used scissors to cut it out, then I took a knife, since it is thick.
- Using a special hole punch, I made holes every 1 cm around the entire circle. This can be done with an awl.
- I will tie it, I decided to do it with twine. Yarn is also suitable for this; silky threads will look good.
- I tied a circle, then knitted loops of 3 loops and tied them with columns. The result was the following blanks. Their number may vary depending on what size is needed.
- Between the circles there will be openwork fragments of twine.
- Circles look good when arranged in a circle.
- I sewed all the parts together into a single whole.
- According to this principle, the details of the rug can be of any shape - square, rectangular, hexagons. Any size possible.
And now, on the contrary, how to make a carpet from small pieces.
In a carpet store you can buy pieces of carpet cheaply and make a larger carpet out of them. To do this, you need to draw a picture and cut out the pieces so that they are combined into one canvas. The pieces are glued on the reverse side with adhesive tape.
In both cases there will be an original product for the home.
3) There is another interesting option for using old carpets.
To do this, the carpet must be cut into squares or rectangles and then connected with adhesive tape.
How to cut carpets?
I used simple scissors and a utility knife. But you need to try which tool suits which carpet.
For example, it is better to cut a carpet with a felt base with a stationery knife, and a carpet with scissors.
To make the rug neat, you need to cut the rectangular blanks evenly with strictly right angles. You can use a template, a triangle or a special ruler with a right angle for this.
For my carpet I used two types of carpeting. I cut out squares measuring 22 x 22 cm.
The size of the carpet will depend on the number of squares. A special carpet tape is sold for gluing.
If you can’t find one, then reinforced adhesive tape is suitable, which is used for packaging and securing heavy loads or sealing various pipes. The tape is strong and has a good sticky layer.
How to glue:
- I laid out the squares and turned them over to the wrong side.
- First I glued the squares together. At the same time, she connected them as tightly as possible, as if pulling them towards each other. As a result, the pile at the joints intertwines with each other. It's okay if the heights of the squares are different. It looks even more original, those parts with lower piles look like they are recessed.
- This is how stripes are obtained.
- Then I fastened the strips with one strip of adhesive tape.
- I also glued tape along the edges. You can use several types of carpets for your product.