How to Create Free Rugs

Take a simple crochet hook and gather your old and outgrown clothes and start crocheting. This is what your great great Grandmother who made rag rugs would have instructed you how to do. It is easy, just tear up clothing and start crocheting. Easy.

If you love to crochet and have old clothes you would normally donate to goodwill or cute baby clothing you haven't been able to part with, you can simply tear up old clothing and start crocheting.

It is easy to find instructions, patterns and DVD's at a variety of sources online. There are basic crochet rag rugs, toothbrush crochet rag rugs, shag rag rugs, rag rug baskets and much more! You will be able to find a beautiful rug pattern to fit your decor. You can use all types of used fabric including t-shirts, jeans, and old baby clothing. It is doubtful you will run out of a source of fabric from old clothing.

The rugs look beautiful after they have been created. They are soft to walk on and can sell for over $55 at a craft fair if you need an extra income source.

Simply buy the materials you need: a Q crochet hook or an old toothbrush if you are making a toothbrush rag rug, scraps of fabric and a pattern book. If you want step by step instructions, you can purchase a crochet rag rug instructional dvd.

Our grandmothers knew how to make beautiful creations out of worn items. Necessity is the mother of invention. As we head into a tight economic time, let's remember the types of things our grandmothers and great grandmothers did during the depression. We can make it through these tough times if we simply remember our history.

Crochet Rag Rugs is a perfect way to remember our history, learn a new craft and create beautiful works of art to decorate your house chiche. These rag rugs are inappropriately named as they don't remind anyone of rags. Instead they are beautiful decorations to warm your house and make it cosy.

As many of us are spending more time in our homes it is a great idea to make them warm and welcoming inexpensively. Do a search in an online bookstore or search engine for "Crochet Rag Rugs" and you will have no problem finding sources for patterns, books and DVD's. Happy Crocheting! Your home will look beautiful and and you won't have to spend money to make it that way!