DIY rug with old denims

I wear denim every day, it’s like my uniform. As everything, after a while, they become old and have holes. As I hate to throw away…even old clothes, I try to find ways to upcycle things.

I already made a recycled denim basket, this time I give a try with a DIY rug. I love how it turns out. It’s not very complicated to make but it does take time to cut out and sew the fabric pieces together.

The result was totally worth the time and my son have a nice rug to play in his bedroom.

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The finished rug will have a diameter of 5 feet 10 inches. You will need at least 6 denim pants to complete this project. I use some of my pants, size 10, and others from my husband. The smallest the pants are the more you gonna need…for once I was happy not to be a size 6 😉

Materials you will need to make a DIY recycled denim rug

• 6 used denim pants (maybe more depending of the size)
• Scissors (a very good pair as denim is a thick fabric)
• Matching thread
• Sewing machine
• Jeans and denim machine needles
• Anti-slip underlays

The first thing you need to do is drawing the pattern to cut out the pieces. Take some paper or cardboard you have around and trace a trapezoid.

The large base dimension is 9 1/4, the high 27 1/2 and the small base is 2 inches (in centimeters this will be: 23.5 cm for the base, 70 cm high and 5.5 cm for the small side). You report the trapezoid shape on the denim and you cut out the piece, leaving 1 inch around for the seam.

You cut 4 pieces from each denim, you will need 24 pieces to complete the rug (which mean 6 pants…..I’m too good at math, I know 😉

 

A lot of cutting after you are ready to sew the pieces together.

Put two pieces wrong side on wrong side, and sew the long sides together.

Repeat with another piece, and another one…until you finished the circle. I had different denim colors, so I mix the pieces.

When all pieces are sewn, iron the seams. Don’t skip this part if you want to have a nice flat rug!

Here we are, almost done. The finish the outside of the rug, fold the edge through inside, pin and make a seam al along.

Take the last pant and cut a circle of 1 1/2 feet (43 cm) in it. It’s fine if you need to sew fabric pieces together to make the circle. Pin the circle in the center and sew it with the rug. Iron the seam.

The rug is done! Happy dance!

And now you can make a safe and happy dance on your new rug!

 

 

So what do you think? Any other fabric we can use to make an upcycled rug?
If you like the crates storage in the picture below, take a tour HERE for the tutorial.

 

Looking for more ideas to upcycle your denim? You can find inspiration with these 30 DIY ideas or in this great book.

You will find all the tutorials featured in the video on my “Best DIY” page.

Amaryllis