DIY Upcycled T-Shirt Rug – Plush Zebra Bath Mat Custom Design

Do you have some old T-shirts lying around? Did you know that you can make a soft and plushy rug with a custom design with old T-shirts? If you like keeping your hands busy but you don’t know how to knit this might just be the project for you. You only need a few other supplies, your imagination and some time.

• Non-slip mat (from the Dollar Tree)
• 6 to 8 men's t-shirts (with no side seams)
• Scissors
• Permanent markers
• Piece of scrap fabric
• Fabri-Tac glue
• Needle and Thread
• Design idea

Use the sharpie to sketch out your custom design.

To make t-shirt yarn cut the t-shirts about 1/2 inch wide in the horizontal direction. Once all the t-shirt is cut into a 1/2 inch strip, pull the strips of t-shirt tightly to stretch the strips and coil them into a yarn shape.

Cut the yarn in 3-inch lengths and tie on the horizontal or vertical direction (but not both) matching the design colors with the yarn color.

Continue attaching yarn in rows until the whole mat is covered.

Use scissors to trim the yarns to a consistent length.

Glue fabric to back of the rug and sew the edges to complete.

Watch the full tutorial in the attached video.

Happy Upcycling!