DIY Rug Mini Skirt
22nd May 2011
As promised here are a few outfit pics of me in the rug mini skirt I posted about here. How did I make it? I simply took two rugs, traced out the shape of a bodycon mini skirt I own onto them, sewed them together following the pattern, cut off the excess fabric and then turned the skirt inside out. The fabric has so much stretch I didn’t even bother with a zip like I did for the mini dress. And it’s so comfortable to wear! I was wearing it a few days ago and an old Chinese man stopped me in the street to explain to me in his broken English that he these rugs at home that he wipes his feed on. Haha indeed. Also, not sure if you’ve noticed but I have added a drop down bar to the side menu for you to search my archives for DIYs. When you have an idea or a material you can check out all the posts I have done in the past to get some inspiration – I sometimes use it myself!
the skirt looks great! x
What a LOVELY idea! Looks awesome!
Love it.. really on trend with the aztec vibe to it too!!
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x
Thanks for your lovely comments guys – I really love to get your feedback on things I make – they don’t always work out as well as this one did.
@Lowri Thanks honey – yes I am loving the tribal/aztec feel to fabric too!
xxx
i love ur skirt! so cute
Cracking DIY and recycling work! *rushes off to find rugs in Shepherd’s Bush Market*
Bird x
@Bird in the Bush – Great Idea honey! I am sure you will be able to find them in pound stores or Chinese run dollar stores. Good luck!!
That is one great skirt! I really love the colors on it and the effect it has with that print. Great hat too
lovely skirt!
Love, love, love!
FASHION SUICIDES
I love the shirt so much!! x
I love it, and I’m also super excited, cause I found a local dollar store that sells these rugs – whoo hoo! I’ll be making myself one of these. Thank you for your inspiration
love it!
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Loving the skirt version even more than the dress
Perfect!!
Thanks for sharing
xx
Is that wave cloth ? great blog anyway
you look absolutely stunning!
such a brilliant and effortless summery outfit from top to toe.
xx
themerrimari.blogspot.com
Lovely skirt… You are very creative… Good that you see art even in the most mundane things.
Thanks for all the sweet comments guys! I hope you all get a chance to have a go at making one of these skirts.
@Erica Louise – so great to hear you could find them! Would love to see your version.
@the fashion cloud – yes the skirt is very very wearable, looks great worn with black too!
@Mari B – Yes it was boiling hot here in HK so needed a big hat!
j’adore j’adore j’adore! x
Wow that’s amazing! I love how all the little stitches look like little polka dots! I’d love to do this but most rugs are so thick it seems it’d be really difficult to sew! Did you use a thin one?
-Charlotte
Yet another brilliant DIY. You are awesome!
Dear Geneva,
i’ve been watching your blog for few days and i’m already an huuuuuuuge fan!!
I’m 20, french, studying international management. I love sewing, photography & fashion and definitively want to do my internship in hong kong next year. I found by watching your blog, the woman i wanna become in few years. You inspired me a lot ! I have few questions to ask you if you don’t mind in order to understand how you did to become who you are right now, what you really do, what you will give to me as an advice to do or not to do….
I give you my email address and if you have time and if you are agree, send me an email!
thanks so much and keep on doing this amazing thing : inspired lots of people..good luck
wow! the skirt turned out amazing. I have like extras of those types of rugs that I bought as back-ups. I’m so tempted to try this out haha. Your blog is always so inspirational. I love it!
xo//Andrea Marie
http://peaceloveandreamarie.blogspot.com
the hat so suits you! and love your skirt
I love your rug mini skirt! I think I’m going to go to every dollar store in search of the rug now! please check out my new blog.
http://thenaturalselections.blogspot.com/
When I was little, my grandparents had rugs just like that in their farm house. Your idea to make it into a skirt was amazing and looks so stunning! I can’t wait to give this a go!
A plus,
Aryn
Driftwood and Daydreams
Dear everyone, I am once again completely overwhelmed by all your lovely comments and support, I hope you know I read and love them all.
@blythe and Charlotte – yes the fabric as very very thick – I broke two needles sewing it! the trick is to take it slow and steady.
@Andrea Marie V – So exicted to see your finished product if you give it a go!
Gorgeous! x
http://prisonerofashion.blogspot.com/
whoa! I seriously need to learn how to sew!
Wow! i would have never thought of that! I gotta find a rug or two!
It looks so pretty! I like totally!
I just love it!
http://www.wangsfactory.blogspot.com
OMG you’re just a genius!I spent my childhood in HK and now Im overseas. This brings up so much memories!(memories of seeing them on the kitchen floor..)lol
Its very hard to find these rugs over here.
anyways,
This is so cool!
GORGEOUS! fabulous idea – and original!
Tasia
http://rufflesandsequins.blogspot.com
Hello Geneva!!!
So I was walking around Queen St Mall (Brisbane for those who dnt knw) and this bright flash of colours caught my eye, I turned and saw that it was a skirt on a mannequin in a store called Dissh (two ‘s’),
And I kid you not – IT WAS THE EXACT SAME SKIRT AS THIS ONE YOU DIY’ed HERE.
I had to go over and have a look at the material to see if it was the same dishwashing cloth as the one you used. And it is, I was so surprised! Its the exact print/colour/cut. I saw the price tag ($59.99AUD) and had a bit of chuckle… Almost $60 for a skirt made of material that a Chinese man wipes his feet on.. crazy. Trying to scour the tea towel isle here to find something similar..
x, kasturi
AMPED+DANGEROUS
Hi! I just made it and although I love it the bindings which hold the fabric together (made out of plastic) poke out of the seams and there fore the skirt is very painful to wear
Also I broke a sewing needle too hahha not my neatest work
can you show the wrong side out of the skirt please ?
such a creative idea. I have been following your blog for a while now, and I am completely addicted. it is so inspiring. your blog, along with other fashion blogs, have completely turned my attention to the fashion world and I can’t wait to become more involved in it.
Such a great idea, I went and made one myself. Thank you for sharing all your wonderful ideas with us. You can check out my rug skirt over at http://longtalllauryn.blogspot.com/
woah! love the skirt!!
I saw some stretchy rugs at the dollar store today and thought of your rug projects!
They’re so cute!
Would you mind telling me where you got that rug?? I love it!
Heeeeyy Geneva! Just wondering if I could talk you (or anybody else for that sake) into putting up a deal on ebay for these rugs??? Seriously I’ll pay every cent for shipping and so on… and more!
In love with the print, but no such thing here in Denmark
(and yes I have posted this comment on all of your rug-tuts, cause I’m desperate)
xxx, Thea
sure gonna pull of this skirt,,gals gonna envy me after this.thanks.
gonna pull this skirt soon.. gals gonna envy me after this.thanks.
Hello, here in Brazil this rugs are very commum and easy to find. I had done once a clutch with them, a now i did the skirt. The sucess was so big that i start to made it for sell!
Can be hand made, you dont need the sewing machine, actually i have one but the fabric is so rude that was impossible to sew! Now i cut them and take to a “shoes fix store” (i dont know how to say this in english) to sew, is very cheap here.
To check my result, you can visit my second hand store blog: http://brechopindorama.blogspot.com.br/
Thanks, Natasha
I REALLY WANT TO FIND THESE RUGS – can’t find jersey material rugs anywhere. Yes i just purchased a skirt like this $59.95, almost $80 after shipping but had to return it due to many flaws. Is there any link i can order these cheaply from or anyone know of a place in the Gold COast????!~
Very pretty skirt!!
HAHHAHA! I know what you mean. These rugs are in abundance here in HK.
I wipe my feet of them too. 
In fact I have one lying in my room, and I’m itching to pick it up and run my sewing machine and scissors on it. 
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