Traditional Rag Rug Designs
Whether it s a new woven mat for the kitchen a shag rug beside the bed or an entire area rug with dazzling colors.
Traditional rag rug designs. 45 fabulous design ideas from 20 top weavers bringing new life to discarded materials. Student s rag rug designs. Uplift any room with these rugs. The history of rag rugs.
Allen presents all the basics of equipment weaving and designing through line drawings interspersed with color photographs of finished rugs by other artists. It can be a bit tricky to sew very large rugs are they get a bit unwieldy as the rug grows but it s worth the effort. There are a lot of great diy tutorials out there for designing and creating your own scrap fabric rag rug designs. In other words while a contemporary design can nod to the past the look and feel of a contemporary rug is very different from the traditional style described above.
The original rag rugs were made entirely using natural fibres as that s all that existed at the time. Contemporary artists now weave rag rugs in patterns using a technique similar to tapestry. As well as a beautiful front lorie s cushion also has a very neat back as the envelope. That s why many traditional rag ruggers only use woollen materials.
Traditionally rag rugs were made using old clothing that had reached the end of its life old woollen coats trousers and thick fabrics. Perfect for casual rooms these vibrant textural striped rag rugs are hand woven by village artisans in india. Creating rag rugs has enthralled weavers for over a century. So let s get to it.
Take old fabric turn it into yarn and make yourself a new floor rug. The classic gets a fashionable update with the chic rag rug collection. Now you too can recycle your favorite fabrics and transform them into unique rugs that will bring a striking personal touch to every room in your home. T shirt fabric strips are braided then sewn together on a sewing machine.
Cut your fabric into strips and either sew or knot those strips together into a longer strip used as yarn crochet rag rugs are a popular way to recycle old material but you can also purchase yarn to these rugs if you don t have anything you can use on hand. Made of soft premium cotton with a flatweave pile these sleek artsy boho rugs also work well underneath furniture and in entryways. In a treehouse style mexican home the family room s sofa and ottoman are by ligne roset the saarinen side table is by knoll and the rug is a custom design. This is a modern take on the traditional braided rag rug.
See below for a retro take. The tapestry was created from a traditional bhutanese man s robe. Lorie used a combination of the traditional shaggy and short shaggy rag rug techniques to create contrast between the rag rug heart and background fabric which makes the heart stand out beautifully.