Old bed sheets eventually get holes in them, making them no longer useful as sheets. They can’t be sent to a second hand store for someone else to get some use out of and I really hate to see them go into the landfill. So I save old sheets and turn them into new rugs that are not only practical, but are also a very nice addition to your home.

These rugs are machine washable and last for many, many years.

These instructions describe how to recycle old bed sheets into yarn, and crochet the strips into a rag rug. Materials are given in terms of double-sized bed sheets.

For striped rug, use two or more different sheets.