[Nfb-krafters-korner] rag rugs
Susan Roe
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
Tue Mar 16 01:49:09 UTC 2010
Hi eileen,
Not exactly, but close. You cast on about 6 or 7 stitches and then do
stockennette, knit one side and then perl the next. The piece will
naturally curl into itself and then you just runn a quick whip stitch to
close and then join as you coil, or whip stitch as you are joining to coil.
This makes a nice squashy rug under your feet and you can use verigated
yarn, scrap yarn, alternate yarns of similar shades or just use a solid
color. I have also done them for dog beds as well.
The tube it forms is larger than the ilet cords, but the same idea.
Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "eileen scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] rag rugs
> Hi Susan,
>
> When you talk about knitted coil rugs, are you making them out of i-cord?
> When I was a kid I used to make doll rugs out of the tubes that would come
> off of what was called horse reins or a knitting nancy. Now a days its
> called i-cord.
>
> In fact the class on friday that will teach making a double knitted pouch
> will also teach how to make i-cord.
>
> Eileen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] rag rugs
>
>
>>I have done knitted coiled rugs that you could either leave as a single
>>tube and stitch in the coil, or you could take the tubes, braide them
>>together and then stitch them into the coil. I'd be interested in a rag
>>rug class.
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> 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 7:07 PM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] rag rugs
>>
>>
>>> 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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