How to make a rug from traffic jams from champagne, the wine of plastic bottles with your own hands: diagram, description

Instructions for making rugs from traffic jams.

A cork is a material that does not absorb moisture, is distinguished by waterproof properties, bacteria do not multiply in it. Secondary raw materials are suitable for creating rugs in the bathroom. In this article we will tell you how to make rugs from traffic jams from wine and champagne.

Rug from plugs from wine and champagne: preparation of materials

To create a craft, you must stock up with a sufficient amount of plugs from wine. It is not necessary to take alcohol, it is enough to purchase traffic jams in the required quantity on the ad on the network. Evaluate the color of the source material. The traffic jams with which the bottles of red wine were closed are painted in red or pink. Therefore, the color scheme of such plugs is heterogeneous.

Rug from traffic jams from wine and champagne, preparation of materials:

  • To remove the color, it is enough to rinse the plugs with warm water and soap. If it does not work, it is necessary to pour 5 liters of water into a small container, add a bag of oxygen bleach. Traffic jams are covered in a container with a bleach solution and covered with a smaller bowl.
  • It is necessary to ensure that the traffic jams completely plunge into the water. Since the material is much lighter than water, it will pop up, because of which heterogeneous whitening and the presence of spots of different colors are possible on traffic jams.
  • Therefore, be sure to mix the bleach with traffic jams and lay the load on top to complete immersion in the solution. It is necessary to put the corks on the flat surface and dry. It is advisable to do this away from sunlight so that the traffic jams do not dry, do not crumble. 

Do -it -yourself rinks from traffic jams: Instructions

After completely drying, traffic jams can be started. To do this, you will need a stationery knife, a rubber base, glue. Choose a waterproof version of glue, which will not deteriorate when moisture. With the help of a stationery knife, it is necessary to cut raw materials in half. It turns out long halves that resemble a semicircle in the context of a semi -circle. 

Do -it -yourself rinks from traffic jams, instructions:

  • As a basis, you can use a rubber yoga rubber rug, or a small plastic rectangle. To make a rug flexible and soft, it is best to use a soft basis. It is important to decide on its size.
  • On average, for the manufacture of a small rug, 150-200 traffic jams will be needed. Put the halves on the basis without using glue, determining the size of the finished product. Cut the rubber base along the contour, take care of gluing. The work begins from the edge and is carried out around the perimeter, with a gradual filling and approaching the center. A row behind a row is glued by halves of traffic jams.
  • There may be some difficulties with the size of traffic jams, so you will have to cut them a little so that the traffic jams are even in the center of the product. Let it dry by laying an even surface like an OSB on top of a rug on top, or an inverted coffee table.
  • It is necessary that the same pressure is on all sides and parts of the rug. If the rug is planned to be used in the bathroom, it is best to seal it additionally. Therefore, the seams and joints are filled with siliconesealant. It is necessary to try not to hurt the surface of the traffic jams so that it remains rough. This is an excellent foot massage, as well as an option against mold. In such a rug, mushrooms are not started, due to the antiseptic properties of traffic jams. 
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How to make a rug from traffic jams without glue?

You can make a rug from plugs without using glue and knife. In this case, you need a small wooden box, or a box, the height of which corresponds to the height of the traffic jams.

How to make a rug from traffic jams without glue:

  • If necessary, a wooden box can be cut in size. It is not allowed that the tops of traffic jams protrude a little beyond the edges of the box. Proceed very tightly in height. It is best to use a limiter for these purposes.
  • Prepare a small piece of plywood, or cardboard to shift traffic jams and prevent the formation of large space between them. Such a rug is not suitable for bathing in the bathroom, but this is a great option for storing slippers, getting rid of excess moisture.
  • If the bathroom has very high humidity, a lot of water, such homemade rugs without glue can protect slippers from moisture. 

Thin rug in the bathroom from traffic jams

If the issue of saving traffic jams is very acute, you can resort to cunning, and cut traffic jams not along in half, but across, with the formation of small circles. The height of such circles should be approximately 5-7 mm.

A thin rug in the bathroom from traffic jams:

  • The main difficulty in the manufacture of a flat cut is even with the help of an acute stationery knife, it is very difficult to do this with your hands without using special equipment. There is an uneven cut, slightly crooked.
  • To avoid error, use a pedicure machine, or ordinary sandpaper. In this case, a piece of traffic jam is laid out on the sandpaper with the place of the cut down, and by the movements of the side to the side, they get rid of irregularities, roughness and curvature.
  • In the same way, the circles are glued to a rubber basis using waterproof glue. Such rugs can be used not only in the bathroom, but also near the front door. They are easily cleaned, not afraid of water and dirt. To wash such a rug, it is enough to rinse it in the shower. 
A rug without glue
A rug without glue

How to make a rug from traffic jams from plastic bottles?

An unusual version of the massage rug - products made of lids from plastic bottles. They are less comfortable, do not spring, not soft, but at the same time look pretty pretty. Using various colors, it will be possible to create a mosaic option. Such a rug is made according to another scheme, using the basis from the fishing line.

How to make a rug from plugs from plastic bottles:

  • The principle is very similar tobeaded. However, first in the lids it is necessary to make four holes. To make the rug look aesthetically pleasing, it is desirable to arrange holes at the same level and distance from each other.
  • Therefore, it is best to initially prepare the device for making holes. This is a standard wooden block, with a thin hole for the drill. If there is no desire and time to mess with the manufacture of such a device, you can make holes with a red -hot awl. It is enough to heat an awl or a gypsy needle on a fire, and without an effort to melt holes.
  • Do not warm up the instrument for making holes, as plastic can flow beyond the edges and form bumps. It is necessary that the traffic jams firmly and tightly fit each other. If, at the place of melting of the holes, there are baches or irregularities, it is necessary to sand them using sandpaper. Traffic jams are interconnected using a dense fishing line. It is worth taking the fishing version of sufficient thickness. 

Plastic bottles rug: diagrams

The weaving scheme depends on the size and shape of the rug. However, the standard and simplest option is weaving rows, with preliminary manufacture of 4 holes at an angle of 90 degrees relative to each other. That is, crosswise.

Rug of covers from plastic bottles, schemes:

  • First, the covers are interconnected by stringing on a fishing line one after another, after 2 holes in each cover. After that, the rows are laid in the joint to each other and are connected according to the same principle by a snake, but already through free holes.
  • Thus, if you turn the rug on the wrong side, you can see a cross from a fishing line under each lid. This option implies the manufacture of only straight lines.
  • If it is planned to create a rug with some kind of ornate pattern, then it is best to use point compounds when each cover is connected to each other not in rows, but by creating a loop. 
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Weaving scheme
Weaving scheme
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Massage rugs of plastic plugs: photo

Plastic bottles rugs are often used as a massage, and the working side is not at all a smooth surface of the lid, but the opposite, where the recess is located. When walking on the rug, pressure is created at certain points of the foot, improving blood circulation in the legs. This is very useful for preschool children who suffer from flat feet,varusny, Valgus deformations. It is believed that there are active centers on the legs that are responsible for the development of speech, and accelerating the mental development of the child.

Massage rugs of plastic plugs:

  • You can start making such rugs in the company of children. To create ornaments, they first proceed to the manufacture of the central, main part, which can resemble a flower.
  • Only after that are the remaining details around the central element. In this case, the covers are interconnected pointwise, which allows you to create beautiful, unusual rugs with ornaments and drawings. 
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  1. Olga

    In my country, the neighbor makes such rugs, it turns out very beautifully. I asked the covers from neighbors and acquaintances, they need a lot. I do not have enough perseverance and patience. Knitted with thin wire, but then I switched to the fishing line, so reliable. For a shower in the country - just right.

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