For those of you who follow me on Twitter I’ve been talking about a Christmas gift I’ve been working on for the past few weeks. Well with the holiday finally over I’m finally able to indulge all of you with what I’ve been working on; A Rag Rug.
Rag Rugs, also known as Tooth Brush Rugs, Knotted Rugs, or Cottage Rugs are a 100% recycled that anyone and I do mean anyone can make. If you are like me and have ADHD this project is just for you since you can see results from your labor very quickly. You can also choose to stop at most any time making something as small as a placemat or continue on for large area rugs.
You can use most any linen for these rugs. In the case of this Christmas rug I chose to use old flannel sheets. Since this was my first rug I did not document the process I used to make it. I do plan on documenting my next one. I’ll show you everything from how to make the strips, how to chain them together and the technique needed start and end your rug.
Until then, please enjoy some photos of the Christmas Rug. I hope my brother, his wife and most likely their puppy enjoy it thoroughly.
A good starting point for making these is at http://www.ragrugcafe.com/ but found many missing instructions. She does do a very nice job in her videos showing you the general technique. I’ll do my best to show you in several future posts how I went about making my rag rug.