Most of us accumulate part packs of leftover rug wool or, like me, can’t resist a charity shop bargain. There are plenty of ways to use odds and ends.

Random rugs – you can either pick colours at random or, my preference, make patches of related colours.
Spots, squares, stripes and swirls. You may need a background colour, but otherwise it’s up to you to create spots or blocks of colour.
Random lines and zig-zags. Again, you’ll need a background colour.
Mosaics e.g. hexagons, triangles, diamonds, squares, jigsaw pieces or random interlocking shapes etc. For a mosaic floor effect, just add a pale border around each shape.
Floral. My rose rug used a background colour (an even mix of stone and pale pink that looks solid from a distance) and I divided my leftovers up by colour for the roses, leaves and buds.

JOINING CANVASES

Joining two pieces of canvas. I've used knitting wool for the photo, but flax thread is less obtrusive.