Climbing rope rugs are popular pieces of decor for climbers and non climbers alike.
Climbing rope rug pattern.
Buy and dye some dollar store clotheslines or recycle your old climbing ropes and get to knitting crocheting coiling or just good old fashioned gluing.
While winter brings to mind ornate wool rugs and sturdy but plain salt and snow soaked doormats summer rugs can be lighter and more playful.
What you will need for your rope mat.
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.
A rope cutter borrow one from your local dealer or climbing gym alternatively use a knife and a lighter.
Here we re going to show you how to turn your old climbing rope into a rug.
A wooden board of 75 x 65 cm.
40 m of old climbing rope or two 20 m ropes.
Using the zigzag stitch tuck the end of the rope under your rug so it disappears from sight and sew over it to secure.
Sewn rugs are much more durable than the tape and glue variety.
Please print the pattern s ketch in din a2.
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.
18 nails at least 5 cm of length.
You ll also find there a list of the materials and tools you ll need to make the rug mat.
Rugs can also be sewn the resulting rugs are larger a circle has roughly a 35 diameter for a 60m rope and flat.
The only supplies you need to craft this outdoor inspired decoration is a climbing rope and a lighter.