Ready to make a braided rug!

I would like to try making a rag rug by braiding fabric.  I had some old t-shirts that I cut into 1 1/2 - 2 inch wide strips.  Each shirt gave me a pretty long piece to braid with.  I am just not sure where to start.

here are the t-shirt balls I made.....

I have this basket filled with about a dozen balls.  I cut the t-shirts into a continuous strip so they are pretty long.

I will check back later to show you what I do with these if I can figure out how to make the rug.

If anyone has any ideas, please let me know