I have always loved the look of rag wreaths. They have a fun and vintage charm to them, which is a combination I tend to be drawn to. I have made wreaths for years, but you get tired of the same ‘ol style and this is a nice break from the florals and woods I normally have.
I found that is very easy to make, too, so that’s a huge bonus! SO let me show you how to do this super simple Farmhouse Rag Wreath DIY
Farmhouse Rag Wreath DIY
I personally found the wreath frame at a thrift store, but your local craft stores will have them. They do carry a couple of sizes, but I used the 12” size. All you need to remember is that the larger you go, the more fabric you’ll need to have enough to cover.
I had the creamy plaid fabric scraps already and had been wanting to use them, and also the wide gray ribbons, so that’s where I started in thinking out what colors I wanted.
I knew I wanted red for sure, as it is worked throughout my living room and kitchen, so all I needed after those were a couple of fat quarter pieces to fill in with. I bought them at Walmart for under $1 each piece.
They are ¼ of a yard each, so if you are looking for an inexpensive way to get a couple types of pattern and color in there, this is an easy solution.
Related: Vintage Christmas Ornament Wreath
Overall, I love the way it worked out and for me, it cost very little, which makes me even happier.
What you will need:
At least 1 piece of thick ribbon to make the hanger if you like the look of the bow at the top sticking out – otherwise, you can hang it by the frame
3 to 5 different types of fabric – you will need about 1.5 yards in all, but a little more or less will work fine.
(One thing to think about ahead of time is what color you may prefer to have more of than any other, and get more of that one.)
A few fabrics I love:
Directions:
Start out by cutting the ribbon for the hanger if you are making that part. I had this ribbon I’d been saving for a while and I cut about a 16” piece for mine.
I didn’t want the bow to extend way above the fabric, but just to peek out the top, so you will have to play with it a bit before cutting the length to see what you prefer. Just allow room for close to 3” or so for fabric to be sticking out from the frame.
Now, find your center of the wreath frame and lace the ribbon through a couple of the bars to help secure it, then tie the ribbon on tightly, making a knot that pulls it tight to frame so it won’t move. Then, make a cute bow at the top. (I had a little piece sticking out after tying that I just snipped off and tucked in.)
Now you will need to trim your fabric into strips. This part is a little tedious, but if you have sharp scissors, you will get the hang of it fast and start breezing through it.
You will want them to be around 2-3” wide x 5 – 6” long. There’s not a set size for this or wrong size, but what you do need to be sure of is that the size is consistent throughout all of your pieces.
If some are a lot shorter, they will get lost in between the others, and if they are longer, they will stick out too far.
I threw in the ribbon pieces as well, because not only did I want the gray color worked in there, but I liked the idea of the texture is different than the fabric, but not in a huge, distracting way.
That ribbon is about 2” wide, so those were a bit smaller than the fabric, but I think it worked out fine.
Once you have all your fabric cut into strips, count each pattern to see how many pieces of each you have and organize it into piles so that each section on the wreath has the same amount in it, or as close to the same as possible.
If you bought all your fabric at the same time, you may have exactly the same amount of each one, but I didn’t have that, and I wanted more of the cream than any other fabric, so I had about 3 times as many of those strips.
Once you have them all divided up, now make individual piles for each section of the wreath, combining each pattern into the one pile. For example, my wreath had 6 sections, so I made 6 piles that had exactly the strips that needed to go in each one of them.
It was something like 14 cream, 6 gray, 5 ribbons, and 8 red.
Now you are ready to start tieing them on.
This part is easy to do but it may get old halfway through. For me, I sat down at the table and did half of it, and then took a break doing other things for a couple hours, then came back and did the other half. It does go pretty fast.
Partially, the pattern you tie them on it is up to you, I didn’t want mine to be the exact same pattern in each section, so I started with the cream each time, because I had the most of it, and did a couple of pieces of it on each row in the section.
I always made sure to have a couple near where the sections meet in the corners but otherwise, I was random about it. Then, I filled in from there, one pattern at a time.
All you need to do is to thread the fabric under and back out of one bar, pull it so that it is even on each side, and tie it into a knot. Then, repeat with each piece of fabric in the section.
Once it is done, you will push them together, pull the fabric so it is sticking out towards you a bit, and fluff them up to create the look.
Then, repeat in each section until the wreath is all filled in.
To finish, just check for any pieces that may stick out longer and trim them if needed, I had a couple where I tied them slightly unevenly. Then, fluff it up and you are all set to hang!
Have you done this Farmhouse Rag Wreath DIY? Let me know what fabrics you used in the comments below!
Farmhouse Rag Wreath DIY
Let me show you how to do this super simple Farmhouse Rag Wreath DIY. This is home decor at its finest and it wont cost you an arm and a leg.
Ingredients
- Wire Wreath Frame
- Thick Ribbon, for hanging (optional)
- Scissors
- 3 to 5 Different Fabric Types, 1.5 yards total
- Homegrown Layer
- 10 Assorted Farm Fabrics
- Burlap Fabric
Instructions
- Start out by cutting the ribbon for the hanger if you are making that part. I had this ribbon I’d been saving for a while and I cut about a 16” piece for mine. I didn’t want the bow to extend way above the fabric, but just to peek out the top, so you will have to play with it a bit before cutting the length to see what you prefer. Just allow room for close to 3” or so for fabric to be sticking out from the frame.
- Now, find your center of the wreath frame and lace the ribbon through a couple of the bars to help secure it, then tie the ribbon on tightly, making a knot that pulls it tight to frame so it won’t move. Then, make a cute bow at the top. (I had a little piece sticking out after tying that I just snipped off and tucked in.)
- Now you will need to trim your fabric into strips. This part is a little tedious, but if you have sharp scissors, you will get the hang of it fast and start breezing through it. You will want them to be around 2-3” wide x 5 – 6” long. There’s not a set size for this or wrong size, but what you do need to be sure of is that the size is consistent throughout all of your pieces. If some are a lot shorter, they will get lost in between the others, and if they are longer, they will stick out too far.
- I threw in the ribbon pieces as well, because not only did I want the gray color worked in there, but I liked the idea of the texture is different than the fabric, but not in a huge, distracting way. That ribbon is about 2” wide, so those were a bit smaller than the fabric, but I think it worked out fine.
- Once you have all your fabric cut into strips, count each pattern to see how many pieces of each you have and organize it into piles so that each section on the wreath has the same amount in it, or as close to the same as possible. If you bought all your fabric at the same time, you may have exactly the same amount of each one, but I didn’t have that, and I wanted more of the cream than any other fabric, so I had about 3 times as many of those strips.
- Once you have them all divided up, now make individual piles for each section of the wreath, combining each pattern into the one pile. For example, my wreath had 6 sections, so I made 6 piles that had exactly the strips that needed to go in each one of them. It was something like 14 cream, 6 gray, 5 ribbons, and 8 red.
- This part is easy to do but it may get old halfway through. For me, I sat down at the table and did half of it, and then took a break doing other things for a couple hours, then came back and did the other half. It does go pretty fast.
- Partially, the pattern you tie them on it is up to you, I didn’t want mine to be the exact same pattern in each section, so I started with the cream each time, because I had the most of it, and did a couple of pieces of it on each row in the section. I always made sure to have a couple near where the sections meet in the corners but otherwise, I was random about it. Then, I filled in from there, one pattern at a time.
- All you need to do is to thread the fabric under and back out of one bar, pull it so that it is even on each side, and tie it into a knot. Then, repeat with each piece of fabric in the section. Once it is done, you will push them together, pull the fabric so it is sticking out towards you a bit, and fluff them up to create the look.
- Then, repeat in each section until the wreath is all filled in.
- To finish, just check for any pieces that may stick out longer and trim them if needed, I had a couple where I tied them slightly unevenly. Then, fluff it up and you are all set to hang!
Nutrition Information
Serving Size
1 gramsAmount Per Serving Unsaturated Fat 0g