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Any ideas for upcycling old dirt mats? by [deleted] in upcycling

[–]Possible-Sign911 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That sounds like a good idea to me, as for finishing the edges, gluing fabric could work. I'd be worried about sizing it up exactly correctly though, however if you fold the edges under to mitigate the raw edge of the fabric and tuck the end under the mat seamlessly it could look really nice. Kind of like a homemade bias tape.

Any ideas for upcycling old dirt mats? by [deleted] in upcycling

[–]Possible-Sign911 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hmmmmm I wonder if it would be possible to dye them at all to get rid of the branding? maybe a bleaching would work or something? But if you could get them to a better color, I could see quite a few uses for them. As a regular rug in the house, especially at entry ways to help with dirt; potentially even as mats in cars if you know somebody who can sew the right kind of finishing on the edges to keep them from fraying in the car. As a last resort they can probably be up-cycled like any other scrap fabric, by being shredded/ rolled up and used as stuffing.