When the author of an instructional book on weaving has taught weaving for 30 years, readers can trust they're in good hands. That's surely the case with this, the first book by the author, full of ...
Photo provided Dee Nierman’s mother is shown in the past at the 1864 loom that Nierman uses today. Rag-rug maker Dee Nierman lets it be known right at the top of a conversation that, at 87 years old, ...
If you are new to weaving, making a rag rug is an excellent introduction to this rhythmic and methodical craft. Most likely, you have every thing you need at home: cardboard, string and fabric scraps.
Allentown rug weaver Bob Kleckner slips the shuttle containing the filler (the fabric from which the carpet is made) through the warp, then uses a beater bar to push the newly woven row into place.
How Eija Rasinmaki reinvented a humble tradition for the modern world. By Aino Frilander Reporting from Helsinki, Finland Unlike many birthplaces of groundbreaking designs, Eija Rasinmaki’s weaving ...
Over a period of seven months, a total of 6,000 people under the guidance of 40 instructors wove a massive rag rug as a gift to Estonia on the occasion of the country's upcoming centennial. On April ...