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RAG RUG -- WOVEN xx RAG RUG xx WEAVING How to weave a rag rug from recycled fabric on a frame loom you make yourself. Complete instructions for building the nail-together loom and weaving the rug. How to weave rag rugs on a two harness loom. Includes a simple jig for cutting your own strips. An assortment of weaving projects for beginners includes a rag rug. Woven rag rug with an hourglass design and unusual edge treatment. Finished size: 46"x81". Rag rug, 30"x40", is woven using cotton sock-top loops chained together for weft. Biederwand rag rug to weave on a six-harness loom. Weaving with rags. Detailed descriptions on how to work with polyester knit rags, how to prepare the rags and suggestions for weaving rugs in log cabin, crackle, summer and winter and double corduroy. Rag weaving using the double binding technique (a firm, doublefaced weave especially suitable for rags). Instructions included for placemats and rag rugs. The collective wisdom from seven different rug weavers. Includes information on planning to weave a rag rug, sources of inspiration, equipment, choosing color for rya rugs, designing warp-faced rep weave rugs and finishing. Cotton, rag rug is hand-woven from muslin and stenciled with borders, flowers and hearts. Looks like a Colonial floor cloth. Barefoot comfort rag rug. Woven from disintegrating blankets on a Finnish bird's eye draft. Weave "Maria" Swedish rag rug using old sheets and shirts in a plain weave with monk belt bands on a four shaft loom. Rag rug, 25"x40", is woven in Log Cabin plain weave. Rags from old blue jeans, overdyed with non-reversible dyes, are used for the weft. Article describes the basics of overdyeing. Two rag rugs show the versatility of pick-and-pick patterning in plain weave. One features striped borders which set off a checkerboard center. The second rug uses a weft that alternates solid-colored rags with lighter patterned rags that have been overdyed to create columns against a random effect background. Weft-faced twill rag rug (27"x44"). Contemporary design uses straight twill threading and hand-dyed cotton fabric strips for weft. Cotton rag rug (29"x41") uses strips of several dark plaid fabrics for weft and is woven pick and pick on a plain-weave threading. The result is a subtle striped pattern. Tip shows how to make a tool to position strips of rag weft so the "right" side is up. Colorworks Krokbragd rug (21"x36") is woven in three-shaft point twill with bias-cut cloth strips for weft. Wyoming rug, woven on four shafts, uses chenille weft made from strips of recycled fabric. Cloth-strip rug in double binding is woven in a four-shaft block weave. Cloth strips, cut on the straight grain, are used as weft. Rags with a Latin beat. Rugs, floor runners, table runners and place mats are woven on a single warp. Cloth strips are used for weft in this log-cabin plain-weave fabric. Split-shed designing. How to weave pictorial rugs on four shafts. Includes instructions for weaving a sampler and Forest Flowers rug. The rug uses a tied-Beiderwand threading and strips of cotton flannel fabric as weft. Tip explains how to reduce draw-in when using cotton carpet warp as a heading. Ikat for rag-rug weavers. Advice on resist-dyeing of colored fabric and tips on using different types of fabric in one rug. "Summer Day in the North Woods" rag rug is woven in weft-faced plain weave from fabrics dyed using a random ikat process. Suggestions from designers and veteran rug weavers on some unusual wefts for rag rugs. So, you'd like to build a rag rug. How to take it from an inspiration through the practical decisions and weaving to washing and blocking the finished work. Country charm rugs. Layered strips of upholstery fabric twisted into tubes mades a cushiony soft rug reminiscent of Shaker-style rag rugs. A technique for producing a multicolored rug using only one shuttle. Denim rug (27"x40") is woven in rep weave (ripsmatta), alternating thick and thin wefts. About four pairs of men's denim jeans, torn into strips, is used for the thick weft. Summer Berries, Autumn Leaves reversible rag rug (18"x32") is woven in interlocking double weave. Cloth strips are used for both warp and weft. Double Binding rug with blocks (25"x61") is woven using a Swedish double-binding technique on eight shafts. Cloth strips in four colors are used for the weft. Nantucket hit-and-miss rag rugs combine several strands of cotton cloth strips together on a shuttle. Wool rag rug (29"x65") is woven in plain weave with supplementary warp ends and single-pick twill weft bands. Shaker twisted-weft rag rug (27"x45"). Contrasting strands of yarn twist together and make chevrons that alternate with rows of navy and burgundy wool strips. Weaving at six and seven. A project to introduce children to weaving uses strips cut from T-shirts and weaves them on a spaced warp to make chenille yarn. This yarn is then woven into a chenille rug. Rag rug to weave from cotton strips. A 7-ft. square woven rag rug. Weaving rag rugs. Includes tips on using colored warp, unusual threading, tapestry techniques, and preparation of rags. Weaving rag rugs. Tips on cutting rag strips from old clothing and bed linens. Suggestions for dyeing the strips to produce a unified range of colors with variety in texture. "Log Cabin" rag rugs. A spinner's rag rug, 30"x60," uses three to five pounds of scrap wool yarns of varying colors and grists. Weaving rag rugs with new cotton fabric. Describes preparing the fabric for weaving, planning a colored warp that will coordinate with the fabric and weaving a Log Cabin pattern rug. Tip: How to produce a long strip of cloth that is nearly a true bias for handwoven rag rugs. Shaker-style rag rugs. Explains how a to reproduce a pattern, weave and finish a rug. Instructions are furnished for weaving and constructing a Shaker rag carpetbag. Rag rugs woven on overshot threadings. Six designs furnished. A Log Cabin pattern rag rug to weave. Weft is strips cut from worn-out blue denims. Catalogne (Quebecois rag weaving). Includes instructions for weaving placemats and a rug. Weaver describes the weaving of a 3-harness "Hit and Miss" room-sized rag rug. Technique for joining rag strips (without sewing them) to make rag rugs with overlapping weft ends. Colorful rag rug woven in a double rosepath to create an eight harness zigzag pattern that looks quilted. Weave a "log cabin" rag rug with side stripes, a large "log cabin" warp face rag rug and a Kentucky Mountain pattern rug. All three are two-harness patterns. Danish twined rag rugs. Describes techniques used in weaving a rug on a frame loom and instructions for weaving a sampler. Two-block rug in boundweave to weave on a weekend. Requires a four-harness loom. Insert describes how to cut fabric yardage into continuous rag strips. Five "ravishing" rugs you can make. (1) Woven rag rug. (2) Cross-stitch rag rug. (3) Painted canvas. (4) Punch-needle. (5) Needlepoint. | |||||||||
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