Make a Braided Rug

A fun pioneer craft to make for you or your dollhouse.

Sep 12, 2006

Go back to the days of Laura Ingalls Wilder with this easy to make braided rug. Perfect for a study of the book Little House on the Prairie.

Mary and Laura would have spent time making rugs for their cabins. You can make one for your room or for your doll's room.

Pioneer Crafts -MAKE A BRAIDED RUG

Use old clothes and scrap fabric to make these.

1. Cut strips of cloth approx. 3 inches wide. Sew three strips together at one end to start. Braid these together. t helps to anchor your braid on a chair or something.

2.Keep braiding. As you get to the end of the strips sew on a new one.

3.To make your rug coil one end of the braid into a tight circle. Sew the edges together with strong thread.

4. Keep coiling and adding on to your strips till you get the size braid you want. When you are all done sew the end down.

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