Preparing Fabric Strips for Rag Rugs 

I have gone back to this video a number of times to refresh my memory on how to fold and cut a sheet for rag yarn. Thanks so much for sharing this!

Thank you. I have the braid aids, and will begin cutting when my sweetheart is off on a trip. The rug I plan is for a new home we're building, and our 30th anniversary. I have 3 kinds of fabric, and this tutorial will speed things along. Thank you, so very much.

Lady, you are some kind of sorceress! Look how fast that came together!

Wonderful demonstration, thank you.

This video so helpful for this beginner. Thank you

brilliant on the bias, never saw that before!! Thx

AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing this. I can use it to make my bias tape also.

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gracias por compartir la técnica!!!!

Thank you so much for this great trick

You just gave me an awesome idea. Thanks!

For clarity - cutting on the diagonal - fold fabric and stitch the 3 open sides (4th side is fold).

Thank you! I think you are correct, but I needed verification! I love, love these ideas! If you find out differently let me know! Thanks again

Wow!! Thanx for posting this!!!!

Oooh. Cool... just like when cutting plastic grocery bags to make 'plarn'... Also works when making T-Shirt 'Yarn' from thrifted T-shirts. I've never even thought about doing it on the bias like that.

I did this video so that I wouldn't forget how to cut the strips after the class was over. I'm hoping to make more fiber related videos though. Especially how to dress a loom - I have a hard time remembering that process too!

Super Anleitung! Danke liebe Frauen! :-)

I am trying to make 1/2 in strips for using in a knitting Nancy. The problem I'm finding is that the strips come apart at the seams. Any ideas on how to secure them? Maybe a double row of stitching? I love this easy way to make fabric strips and the instructions were pretty easy.

Thank you..I just made my first ball of sheet yarn !!!!

great thank you

Hi Joy, If you tune in at 4:17 you'll hear how you sew the edges, and cut the "pillow case" of fabric to create the bias. At 7:00 you will see that you then proceed with cutting the strips just like at the beginning of the video. You might want to practice with a small piece of scrap fabric first to make sure you have the technique down before going with your project fabric.

Thanks for the great tutorial but I'm a little confused. Do you sew 3 sides first , before cutting on the bias? Meaning you would have 3 sewn sides and the fold ? Thanks.

Hi Willow here....how far is she coming down from the fold that she lays on the table and then brings then opposite end up 2 or 4 inches. Great idea. I listened more and understand she sews three edges plus fold...hence one big pillow. Great

Very interesting, where can I find more?

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I will never remember this!!!

What do you do if you want the entire piece to be cut on the bias?

I use these strips for knitting rag rugs. I like this technique. The video, though is very frustrating. The first part is pretty clear, except distinguishing where the selvedge edges are, and how it gets folded, The second, bias part, is unclear as to what gets sewn, i.e., are all three edges sewn together, plus the fold. Is the bias piece as long as two squares of the fabric folded, then all other edges sewn into a pillow shape, and the diagonal, bias cuts made to open it all out to cut using the straight strip method in the first segment of the video. Both methods shown are still very useful for those of us using the strips to knit, crochet, or weave with. Is there other notes available for these instructions. The bias strip method is magic.

I miss the beginning each time. I’d it just a folded rectangle or a stitched tube? Please explain. Thank you

I did watch and re-watched the video at 4:17 and 7:00. However, I must be missing something. I think I sew together the selvage sides together, but can't determine if I sew edge 1 together? Basically, I'm asking do I have one edge not sewed. I would have the fold and then the selvage and then edge 1?

Does it have to be machine stitched? I don't have the ability to do that.

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What is the advantage to having bias cut strips?

Those self healing mats are very expensive, alternative?

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most people found your instructions not clear like you have not shown us how you have joined the fabric also when you are doing the diagonal cut there is seam which your using as a guide line dont understand where the seam was stiched you should be more clear and show how you have joined the bedsheet.

I can't hear you at all and my speakers are up all the way.