[Nfb-krafters-korner] rag rugs

[Carolyn Lapp]

ramona,
do you have a  crochet pattern for an oval rug?

carolyn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ramona Walhof" <rwnfbi at qwest.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] rag rugs


> Marianne,  I used rags sewed in long strips just like yarn  and wove rag 
> rugs in high school on looms. You can braid them and sew the braids in 
> circles.  You can also chrochet the stripsof rags if you prefer. 
> Something depends on the quality and consistent size of the rags.  If you 
> have lots of rags, the rugs can be nice.  You can sort the rags in colors 
> or groups of colors or just play pot luck.  Have fun!
> Ramona
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> From: "Marianne" <mdenning at cinci.rr.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 8:07 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] rag rugs
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>> My sons have rented their first office space.  It is in an old warehouse 
>> and they ripped up all the flooring this weekend and found a distressed 
>> wood floor under everything else.  I would like to make a simple rag rug 
>> to put on the floor and understand that I need to braid long strips of 
>> fabric and then coil it to make the rug.  Has anyone made a rag rug 
>> before?  Would anyone be interested in teaching such a class and would 
>> others be intersted in learning to make rag rugs?
>>
>> I guess this also goes along with the Friday question even though I had 
>> never thought of it before this weekend.
>>
>> Marianne
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