Craft Tips > RugsJuly 01, 2006

Making Braided or Hooked Rugs

I would like some information on either braided rugs or hooked rugs. My mom used to make braided rugs but she is gone so need some help.

Janiem from Eau Claire, WI

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07/07/2006

Use the web search engine and type in "braided rug instructions" or "hooked rug instructions". I got some good results.

By Shakespeare (Guest Post) 07/06/2006

I use to make them with my grandma. She would take strips of material about 1 inch wide and any length sew the strips together, when it was a workable length we would sew three together and start braiding, when we needed more strips we would sew on more. After about 20 feet of braid we would start a circle and by hand sew the braid into a circle or a rectangle or any shape you want. It was a lot of work but a lot of fun.
Good luck

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Making Braided Rugs

How do you make braided rugs?

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By leekelly 09/04/2011

You have to cut strips. Sew them together to make three long strips, braid them, then stitch them together as you go around.

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