In order to make the woven rug shown in the top picture look up four strand braided rag rugs i make them using a four strand braid where you loup the fourth strand into the previous row.
How to make a four strand braided rug.
The entire rug is made with a 4 strand braid tucked into itself.
For this problem there is a solution.
Hand stitch the ends of these three strips of fabric together.
Begin a basic three strand braid image 1.
Select three strips of fabric of different lengths very important.
Instructions for a four strand braided rug the simplest form of braiding is the common three strand braid.
For example a 2 by 3 foot rug will need 1 foot of center braid while a round rug only needs a few inches for the center braid.
2 king sized bedsheets cut and ripped into strips.
When making a rug this is quite a slow process as the braid is likely to be fairly thin and the coils may seem to be endless.