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Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: Castle Farm on December 28, 2008, 05:17:40 pm

Title: Rag rugging.
Post by: Castle Farm on December 28, 2008, 05:17:40 pm
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Old Celtic Design.

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1 of our LLeyn Ewes
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Post by: The Chicken Lady on December 28, 2008, 06:24:47 pm
Always wanted to make one of these. Are they easy to make? Love the one with the sheep on.  :)
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Post by: Rosemary on December 29, 2008, 08:54:58 am
They're fab. I take it they aren't make with rags....
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Post by: Castle Farm on December 29, 2008, 04:59:38 pm
Yep, all made with cut up bits from clothes bought from charity shops.
The celtic 1 took about 400 hours.
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Post by: MurmuringWheel on December 29, 2008, 05:20:49 pm
Very nice!

I enjoy making rag rugs too but have never done a picture.
Nice to see that someone else uses proper rags too.

Diane
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Post by: kaz on December 29, 2008, 08:54:54 pm
How easy is it to make a rag rug.  Did you go on a course or what? Always fancied making one as Mum was always on about her Grandmother making them. I like the one with the sheep. Shame it's not a Ryeland. ;D ;D
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Post by: MurmuringWheel on December 30, 2008, 10:03:50 am
Really, really easy. I can't speak for other people but I didn't go on a course to learn. My dad showed me as it's something he has always done but it is really just a case of pulling pieces of cloth through hessian.

There are some pretty straightforward instructions here: http://www.btinternet.com/~aldous/page9.html

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Post by: kaz on December 30, 2008, 10:05:22 am
Thanks, I'll take a look at that.
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Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on December 30, 2008, 07:37:49 pm
They look brilliant, :)
Not made any with rags but made it with wool latch wool work.
Do you uses the same canvas? or is their a different way you uses it?
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Post by: Castle Farm on January 01, 2009, 04:51:17 pm
Just a bit of hessian sacking.
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Post by: Castle Farm on June 21, 2009, 02:05:36 pm
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Twas a long hard winter ::) ::)
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Post by: Rosemary on June 21, 2009, 03:14:18 pm
I like the poultry.
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Post by: Castle Farm on June 21, 2009, 04:57:33 pm
Lemon pencilled Friesian Fowl and a Silver Wyandotte .
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Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on June 21, 2009, 06:07:41 pm
thumbs up :)

I like it
Well done
Linz
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Post by: Lizt on June 24, 2009, 08:47:07 am
I love those celtic designs! Well done.
Now - I'm confused.....there seem to be rag rugs and braided rag rugs. I have been looking for a 'how to' site and they all seem to show different techniques! Your hooked style - are the short strips just passed through and back up again or are they knotted like a wool latch rug?
Confused!
Liz
Title: Re: Rag rugging.
Post by: Castle Farm on July 11, 2009, 09:56:02 pm
Hi Liz.
Yes just short strips and pegged through the hessian..They last for years if you don't vac them to hard.
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Post by: BadgerFace on July 16, 2009, 09:14:45 am
Very beautiful, the celtic designs are amazing.