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Make twinned rug.
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In most industrial nations twining has virtually disappeared except in basket making.
The weaving technique called twining dates back 25 000 years.
Whether it s a new woven mat for the kitchen a shag rug beside the bed or an entire area rug with dazzling colors.
I really try not to cut the twine when freeing a bale and if i have to i make a conscious effort to cut it next to the knot.
This way i have a length of twine that is the most usable.
This is an old art form that is making a co.
Either way is easy and fun to make the rugs.
Old clothing that was worn out.
Each rug is about ten to fifteen hours of weaving time.
Instead make something out of it.
They remind me of the loop potholder looms for young kids.
I desperately needed a new rug and i tirelessly searched for one that i absolutely loved that was also.
Most of them you probably have already.
With most of my hay used up i have a healthy pile of twine ready for repurposing.
In order to make twined rag rugs you will need some tools.
Rags a loom a needle and thread if you intend on sewing the strips a medium sized crochet hook or a piece of bent wire scissors and a rotary cutter and self healing mat.
Twined rag rugs have been made for over a hundred years.
No loom just a simple wooden frame to stretch the warp material a simple project made to whatever size rug you want.
You will be pleasantly surprised at how easy it can be to create something new from something old.
This stunning rug is made with lots and lots of scrap fabric crocheted into a large round rug.
Few people are familiar with twining unless the make baskets or twined rag rugs.
But along with that i taught a twined rag rug class for over ten years at a local folk school and thought that it might be fun to teach an online class for free over the winter for anyone interested.
Not many but some.
They were originally made from leftover fabrics that could not be used for anything else.
Make your way over to my poppet to find out exactly how to make one of these gorgeous rugs.
You can easily make them with a rug loom as well to get a different looking rag rug it s 4 pieces of wood screwed together with nails on 2 sides you can find plans for them on the web easily.
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This time it went into a rug.
Take old fabric turn it into yarn and make yourself a new floor rug.
The key is to use strong twine to wrap around your pieces of scrap fabric.
And you can make one too any size you want.
