Prep work for rag rugs

Here are some denim strips sewn together for a rug. I have more to go. I'm not crazy about cutting old jeans. There is a lot of waste and they're difficult to cut probably because of the ground in dirt that never gets washed out.

I wish I would have taken pictures of this process. This will be a "hit or miss" rug. Three pieces are joined into a tube then cut in a continuous strip. That took most of Saturday. That is, the sewing together, folding, pinning and drawing the 3" strips.

It took all day yesterday to cut. And cut. And cut.

To complain further, it took all day to do this.

Voila!

In the future the length of each panel will be considerably shorter. I think my panels, two were bed sheets, are too long, which will give me longer lengths of the same color.

I finally got the painted green warp onto the loom. This view is from the warp beam.

This view is from the breast beam. I don't remember leaving any white areas, but there you go..........some white. I like it but I think the rest is all painted in greens, blues and a smattering of violet.

I didn't use all the bouts that I had painted. I wanted to weave some narrower pieces.

What will it be? I think there are 6 yds including waste. Maybe there are 7 yds. Could be a lot of dish towels? A wide scarf or narrow shawl? My spinning a weaving is more process than project. In the end, it all becomes "something". I think once I weave about 24" I'll know what I'm doing. Or maybe not!