Homespun Rag Wreath

 I decided that it was time to swap out my bright spring and summer wreath with one made to welcome fall. :) This rag wreath is perfect for the small space between your front door and the screen or storm door - it's less than 2 inches thick and still adorable. And best of all, it's super inexpensive and easy to make!

Cost: less than $10
Time: 1 - 1 1/2 hours

You'll need:

• sturdy cardboard
• marker
• 2 large lids or other round items to use as templates
• box cutter
• scissors
• homespun fabric (use scraps if you've got them, or buy about 1/3 yard each of 5 or 6 patterns)

How to make it:

Use your lids and marker to trace the inner and outer edges of your wreath form onto the cardboard. You'll want the difference to be at least 1.5" all the way around. Then use the box cutter to cut out the small circle first, then the big circle.

Using a scrap of ribbon, yarn, or a tape measure, tie a loose square knot around the wreath. This is to measure about how long you'll need each strip of fabric. The tails on your knot should each be 3-4 inches long. (The total length of my ribbon was about 13".) Untie the ribbon and use it to measure off the length for all of your fabrics. Make a snip with your scissors, then rip the fabric the rest of the way - homespun will rip straight. Ripping homespun fabric is what gives it the worn out rag look. (All of your fabric pieces won't be the same size all the way around, but they should be the same size in length - for instance, mine were all 13" in one direction, but much longer and did not line up in the other direction.)









On the long side of your fabric, make snips with your scissors about 2" apart - this doesn't have to be perfect, just guess at it. Then at every snip, rip up the whole length of the fabric. You'll end up with piles of rags that are all the same length and roughly the same width.












Quality check... haha :)







Now just start tying the rag strips in knots all the way around the wreath! Keep the knots close together. When you've made it all the way around the wreath, flip the wreath upside down and thread a long strip of fabric under several rags and tie the ends in a knot to make a hanger. Fluff the rags up a little and that's it!