Ideas and Info for Area Rugs Crafts

Making Rag Rugs
What's old is new again at this site where everything from old T-shirts to blue jeans to maternity clothes get recycled into brand new rag area rugs. What a wonderful and novel idea. Virtually any piece of textile can be recycled into a beautiful and useful rag rug. Learn to design and then make hooked rag area rugs from almost any old scrap of cloth. Learn about the different kinds of backings you can use. But that's not all. Also learn to make prodded rag area rugs. Prodded rugs are usually softer and less knobby and can be made in a variety of textures depending on the materials you have to work with. Learn about braided rugs, crocheted rugs, combination rugs and more. This site has many photos of hand made rag area rugs to give you plenty of ideas and inspiration for creating and actually making your own rag rugs.

Hooked Rugs
Deanne Fitzpatrick, a well-known hooker of rugs, creates custom rug designs. Her website features rug hooking kits, a gallery of unique hooked rugs, rug hooking patterns and templates, as well as workshop information and resourceful rug articles. Visit her limited edition rug link to see some of her custom hooked rug works.

Making Crocheted Rag Rugs
Learn how to make a crocheted rag rug. In this article, Crafter Sharon Lantham explains how to crochet strips of fabric into useful rugs using a single crochet stitch. Using chain stitches, slip stitches and single crochet stitches, a tutorial is offered. Learn how to tie the ends of material and weave rugs together.

The Rugmaker's Homestead
The Rugmaker's Homestead is a resource to maintain the lost folk art of making rag rugs. The site contains everything visitors need to know when creating a rag rugs, including articles, directions, books, rag tools, rag kits and rag fabrics. Order materials and supplies through the catalog and read about the rag rugs tour. Rags include: Tambour rugs, Shirred rugs, Standing wool rugs, Chain Braid rugs, Amish Knots, Anchored Loops, Bodkin, Toothbrush rugs, Loom woven rugs, patched rugs, penny rugs, sewn shags, frame made rugs, wagon wheel rugs, and braided rugs.

Design a Navajo Rug - a Lesson in Symmetry
A project devoted to the exploration of Navajo culture as expressed through their weaving and other art forms. Create an original symmetrical Navajo rug-like design by completing a "learning template" based on graphic design elements from other linked-to pages.

Rug Hooking
The Robin's Nest and Bird Bath Essentials offer traditional rug hooking supplies and accessories, as well as, quality handcrafted soap and body essentials. Open irregular hours due to my full-time job, the studio also stocks my father's hand-woven baskets, needle felting supplies, and other gift items. Classes, workshops, hook-ins and other gatherings are offered regularly at The Nest. Includes information about the rug retreat, rug links, newsletters, and rug resources.