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Fine Weaving of Rag Rugs
by Peggy Myers and Laura Volk photos by workshop participants Wynne Matilla’s workshop, originally scheduled for March 2020, finally became reality for three days in late October 2021. We had experienced several delays, but it was all worth the wait. The workshop took place in the TFAC auditorium, and we were all overjoyed to be able…
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Out Out Damned Cat: Repairing Yet Another Rug
She looks really innocent, doesn’t she?She is a very sweet cat. Her name is Lizzie. She is two now,Lizzie narrowly escaped death by weaver at age one. Lizzie I have (had) a handwoven wool rug at my front doorway. I wove the rug over a decade ago when we lived in Buffalo. So about a year…
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New Life for a Little Rug
Years ago I wove a little Rag Rug to use in front of my kitchen sink. I finished the rug with twisted fringe and left the fringe about 4″ long – probably too long. Over the years I have had to periodically retie some of the fringe bouts, but slowly but surely more and more of the…
