Traditional Rag Rug Making
It was incredibly popular during the victorian times when lower income families embraced rag rugging as a way to make the most out everything they had.
Traditional rag rug making. T shirt fabric strips are braided then sewn together on a sewing machine. Short video demonstrating the traditional craft of rag rug making using tools handmade in cornwall by small family business est. They wear out quickly however and there s no guarantee that you ll find the perfect rug in a store. Making rag rugs has turned into a wonderful way for me to extend the life of some fabrics and clothing my family loves keep our home cozy and warm and connect to our past.
We usually post all orders the same or next working day. Luckily it is easy to make a. Rag rugging is a fabulously thrifty craft whereby old clothing and fabric scraps are cut up and woven through a hessian backing to create beautiful rugs and textile pieces for the home. In the north west of england for example rag rugs were put on beds to ward off the cold and in the north east old wooden clothes pegs were filed down to rag rug with hence the name peggy mats.
To make things even more confusing the history of rag rugs is a very localised history. This is a modern take on the traditional braided rag rug. One of my first rag rug projects and still the most popular tutorial for how to make a rug out of old clothes. If you want a budget friendly rag rug i recommend to recycle your fabrics and make your own rather than purchase one.
Tutorial by remodelaholic on behalf of lemon thistle 3. We do not store credit card details nor do we share customer details with any 3rd parties terms conditions. Different designs terminology and tools were used depending on where you were in the country. This braided method tutorial on how to make a rag rug gives a neater more uniform end result which is amazing considering that it is made from a selection of about one inch scraps of varying lengths.
More information and o. These techniques are explained in her books rag rug making and more rag rugs recycled textile projects both traplet publications obtainable from the author. You can find rugs in just about every room in the home from kitchens to bathrooms bedrooms to offices. You may even opt for a cotton rag rug or even a braided rag rug but that may cost you a lot more.
But it won t be the same.