braided rugs

Cats love to lay on a braided rag rug while sleeping in the sun!

"there is nothing like a dream
to create the future"





Braided rug
supplies

• 3 long strips of fabric about 1 inch wide
•  (more for larger rugs)
•  safety pins
• Needle and thread

Directions

• Pin together the 3 strips of fabric at one end
• place teh end of the strip into a drawer and shut to hold, pin to your pants, furniture or have a friend hold it for you while you work
• Braid the e strips together as tightly as you can. when you come to the end, secure with a safety pin
• Sew the end of the braid together so it will not unravel
• Tightly curl in one end of the braid an secure with a stitch. Continue to wind and stitch on one side of the braid as it winds around its self. 
• When you reach the end you can tie off your thread and be done, or if it is not big enough...repeat the braiding steps and continue by joining your last braided strip to the new strip
• continue until you reach the desired size

These small rugs make perfect pot rests. Make a few and give as gifts this holiday season
"What I make with my hands, I give with my heart"

This 3 young men had a great time in my prairie crafting class as we made braided rugs.