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Castle Farm

  • Joined Nov 2008
    • Hereford/Powys Border. near Hay-on-Wye
    • castlefarmeggs
Rag rugging.
« on: December 28, 2008, 05:17:40 pm »


Old Celtic Design.



1 of our LLeyn Ewes
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The Chicken Lady

  • Joined Mar 2008
    • Cheshire
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #1 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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Karen

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
    • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2008, 08:54:58 am »
They're fab. I take it they aren't make with rags....
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Castle Farm

  • Joined Nov 2008
    • Hereford/Powys Border. near Hay-on-Wye
    • castlefarmeggs
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #3 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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MurmuringWheel

  • Joined Aug 2008
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #4 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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kaz

  • Joined Jul 2008
    • Ceredigion
  • Dust yourself off when life throws you down.
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #5 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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MurmuringWheel

  • Joined Aug 2008
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #6 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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kaz

  • Joined Jul 2008
    • Ceredigion
  • Dust yourself off when life throws you down.
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2008, 10:05:22 am »
Thanks, I'll take a look at that.
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Fluffywelshsheep

  • Joined Oct 2007
    • Near Stirling, Central Scotland
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #8 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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Castle Farm

  • Joined Nov 2008
    • Hereford/Powys Border. near Hay-on-Wye
    • castlefarmeggs
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2009, 04:51:17 pm »
Just a bit of hessian sacking.
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Castle Farm

  • Joined Nov 2008
    • Hereford/Powys Border. near Hay-on-Wye
    • castlefarmeggs
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2009, 02:05:36 pm »


Twas a long hard winter ::) ::)
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Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
    • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2009, 03:14:18 pm »
I like the poultry.
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Castle Farm

  • Joined Nov 2008
    • Hereford/Powys Border. near Hay-on-Wye
    • castlefarmeggs
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2009, 04:57:33 pm »
Lemon pencilled Friesian Fowl and a Silver Wyandotte .
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Fluffywelshsheep

  • Joined Oct 2007
    • Near Stirling, Central Scotland
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2009, 06:07:41 pm »
thumbs up :)

I like it
Well done
Linz
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Lizt

  • Joined Jan 2008
Re: Rag rugging.
« Reply #14 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
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