Twined Rugs From Recycled Clothing

I've seen numerous websites for twined rugs where people purchase discounted yardage. I really want to promote re-using cloth that is bound for incineration. It is easy to buy a few meters of the colors you want to make the perfect rug but much more challenging and rewarding to figure out what to do with grandpa's old suit and the children's curtains!

Most of the carpets are about 100 cm x 50 or 60 cm. Doormat size.

Recycled silk men's kimonos, poly and cotton mix twined rug.

A lady gave me kimono panels, the printed pattern but it wasn't enough to make anything so I added a purple yukata and some red to pick up the colors in the print. It is a bit skinny: 60 x100 cm.

Detail of same direction weave to create pattern.

Detail of pretty kimono prints. Silk and cotton; cotton warp.

Recycled summer kimono fabric and cotton doormat. The edges got straighter after I stretched it out a bit.

Recycled woolens, twined rug. I used every warp for thinner pieces and every other warp for heavier wool strips so there is some variation in the design.

Silk and poly twined rug detail. Recycled kimono linings and women's blouses.

Twined rug from recycled clothes.

Twined rug from recycled
wool suits and flannel shirts.

First twined rug.
 Recycled sofa cover and kilt.

Large cotton twined rug.
All silk altar mat from recycled kimonos.

Twined kitchen mat from scraps of cotton.
Recycled shirts, summer dresses, blouses.

Large twined rug from cotton remnants.
Long (300cm x 50cm) twined carpet from family yukatas. Not my favorite colors but it is like a memory album of this family's old clothes!

Detail from twined rug made from old sheets and scraps from various clothes, shirts, yukata, aprons.

Colorful cotton bed sheets from the recycling bin and an old striped office shirt are re-purposed as a washable colorful bath mat. (100 x 65 cm)