full of surprisingly diverse and consistently attractive designs for rag rug weaving. The craft isn't a simple one, and this book doesn't shy away from making it clear that a full-sized loom is ...

Photo provided Dee Nierman’s mother is shown in the past at the 1864 loom that Nierman uses today. Rag-rug maker Dee Nierman ... focus of the new documentary “Weaving Indiana,” well, woe ...

So when my childhood friend Muriel Ann Glitzengelder invited me to join her in learning to make rag rugs on a loom, I enthusiastically ... she turned his garage into a weaving studio.

Enter rag rugs, floor covers made from ... or sew), but you can easily learn to weave a rag rug with no prior experience. By creating a basic loom out of a large piece of cardboard and using ...

Weaving a little rug can give you about two solid hours of conversation time, Odegaard said. Tocci said her family gathered around a loom to make their rug on Mother’s Day. David Mickenberg ...

Or rather, right in front of her loom. For years a handwoven rug has hung above her work area. Rajala has always loved rag rugs ... in Finland and continued weaving up until she was in her ...

If you are new to weaving, making a rag rug is an excellent introduction to ... To start, make the loom with a large rectangle of cardboard. The size of your finished weaving will be a few inches ...

Knisely offers a detailed overview of looms and what to look for when purchasing one for weaving rugs, explaining that the shuttles need to be relatively big so they can “hold large amounts of ...

There's a hidden treasure in the basement of the Duluth Art Institute's Lincoln Building -- more floor looms than you can ... been called the mother of rag rug weaving in the Northland, has ...

The Loom Loft is ... and features weaving demonstrations and classes on old-fashioned looms with Rami Sawyer. Three different classes are being offered at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 3 and 15 and Sept. 7 for ...

Rag Rugs are ... making these beautiful rugs for over 100 years! Jackie Lewandoski stopped by to meet Marty Cichowic to learn how the family weaves their unique rugs on looms created a century ...