Make Rug From Climbing Rope

How to turn an old rope into a cute little rug with almost no sewing.

Make rug from climbing rope.

I mean why not make old climbing gear into new climbing gear. Sewn rugs are much more durable than the tape and glue variety. Using the zigzag stitch tuck the end of the rope under your rug so it disappears from sight and sew over it to secure. Takes a bit of sewing ability but you can follow this easy guide it shows how to create a chalk bag with fabric but you can easily substitute strips of climbing rope like these ones from chalkups however before building the chalk bag we recommend pulling out the inner woven core and just using the.

To start out the rug make sure your on a flat slightly slippery surface such as a wood or tile floor. You ll also find there a list of the materials and tools you ll need to make the rug mat. Continue to twist the rope around until you get a large circle of rope. The only supplies you need to craft this outdoor inspired decoration is a climbing rope and a lighter.

To finish the rug use your fabric strip to wrap your end of the rope similar to how you wrapped the rope at the beginning of the rug just make sure the end of the rope is covered and sew down the middle to secure. This project is similar to this instructable but this project has a different approach. Take one end of the rope and twist it in a circle as tight as you can as seen in the picture below. Climbing rope rugs are popular pieces of decor for climbers and non climbers alike.

By hand expect to spend several days at 2 3hr per day. Old climbing rope chalk bags. Half of the rope is solid green and half is a patterned green. In addition to the printed pattern you ll need a a couple 20 meter sections of climbing rope a piece of wood some nails and something to cut the rope and treat the ends so that they don t fray.