how to make a crocheted rug non-skid?

[leesespieces]

i got ambitious yesterday and finally ripped up the awful old carpet in my boyfriend's and my bedroom yesterday, so now we have a pretty wood floor, and i have to hurry up and finish this crochet rug i'd started about a month ago cuz he doesn't like stepping on the floor LOL. it's one of those 3 strand stash busting rugs, 'cept i had so many different shades of cream and brown that it looks like i planned it lol. anyway, my original question, i've heard that puffy fabric paint on the bottom of slippers will give them grip, can i do that to this rug or is there something better i could do to keep it from slipping?

[Debbi-a1]

Wow! You pulled up a rug! That is GREAt that you can do that.

 

backing for rugs? - link with some ideas.

Crochet bathroom rug question - link to a discussion on what to put on the bottom.

 

And yes you probably will want something unless you and he are very careful.

Debbi

[leesespieces]

those posts had some great ideas, thanks!!

 

yeah, i live with two boys who know their way around a toolbox, and my boyfriend is a nerd, the two construction boys just basically REDID my hallway a few weeks ago, so they're inspiring me LOL. this used to be my grandfather's house before he passed away last december, and it needs a LOT of fixing up, so what better time to do the i-am-woman-hear-me-roar and learn how to do it? lol =)

[marnie413]

leesespieces i pulled up my carpets a while ago and i found these mat things called Anchor Hold Non Slip Rug Gripper at Kmarts for $5, but i have seen them other places and that way i can use one side of the rug and then flip it over before it has to be washed. It works great. I found that on slippers puffy paint rubs off as you walk so i dont know if it would do that to the rugs.

[bjc1050]

I would try non-slip shelf liner. You can get rolls of it at Dollar Tree for $1. I got the idea from Alton Brown's Good Eats show when he recommended this type of liner to place under cutting boards to keep them stable. It works and I have cut some of the liner to fit under a couple of small mats in front of my front and back doors.

 

It actually works better than the liners sold specifically for rugs....and is cheaper.

Beverly

[PBLKNP]

Gee, thanks for this thread! I got a Herrschners kit for a Christmas crocheted mat and would love to make it non-skid so that people don't fall on their butts.

[Granny Square]

DON'T USE CHEAP SHELF LINER FOR RUGS. I did, they not only disintegrated after a while and but stained my floors . Use the stuff made for rugs, it's more expensive but worth it - you can get it at Lowe's, etc.

[bjc1050]

DON'T USE CHEAP SHELF LINER FOR RUGS. I did, they not only disintegrated after a while and but stained my floors . Use the stuff made for rugs, it's more expensive but worth it - you can get it at Lowe's, etc.

 

I would still recommend non-slip shelf liner. Just select a neutral color or one close to the same color as your floor. I wouldn't use any of the bright colors. I haven't attached mine. I just cut it to fit as closely as possible to fit underneath the mat and place the mat on top. That way I can replace it as needed. I think I've also seen the non-slip shelf liners in a clear material - just not at Dollar Tree.

 

Beverly

[christinanthemum]

i got ambitious yesterday and finally ripped up the awful old carpet in my boyfriend's and my bedroom yesterday, so now we have a pretty wood floor, and i have to hurry up and finish this crochet rug i'd started about a month ago cuz he doesn't like stepping on the floor LOL. it's one of those 3 strand stash busting rugs, 'cept i had so many different shades of cream and brown that it looks like i planned it lol. anyway, my original question, i've heard that puffy fabric paint on the bottom of slippers will give them grip, can i do that to this rug or is there something better i could do to keep it from slipping?

 

Wonderful thread! I made a rug a while ago and was wanting something to make it not slip, as I'm planning on using it in my kitchen where I walk around a LOT!

 

I would try non-slip shelf liner. You can get rolls of it at Dollar Tree for $1. I got the idea from Alton Brown's Good Eats show when he recommended this type of liner to place under cutting boards to keep them stable. It works and I have cut some of the liner to fit under a couple of small mats in front of my front and back doors.

It actually works better than the liners sold specifically for rugs....and is cheaper.

Beverly

I never thought of using the liner for cutting boards as well... Hmm, I think I must head out later and grab me up some liners...

[Granny Square]

The shelf liners that I used ( that stained my floors ) were not the gaudy dollar store ones, they were a light neutral color close to my floor color but they still stained/yellowed the floor. (No pets or other culprits, either, was definately the liners ) They were not attached, and the floor was linoleum. I have had hall runners for years using the made-for-carpet non-skid stuff with no issues at all (on wood and laminate), but I thought I could 'get by' with the shelf liner stuff in the guest bathroom. Not.

 

Buying the right stuff is cheaper than replacing the floor, I just don't want anyone else to have the same problem. I like the cutting board idea though.

[candiwv_]

I saw the non skid rug liners at Big Lots today for $8 for a 5' by 8' rug. HTH

[texasredhead]

I put puffy paint on the bottom of crocheted slippers. It works well. I would work for rugs too. I don't recommend using the shelf liner. I did, and it turned my kitchen floor yellow underneath. I replaced my floor with tile and I am not using a liner anymore. I am using some squiggles of puffy paint.