{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-rag-rugs-creative-recycling-paperback","title":"An Introduction to Rag Rugs - Creative Recycling - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJenni Stuart-Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking is good for you. Exploring crafts can be relaxing and therapeutic: the projects in this book are accessible to anyone who is inspired to recycle old clothes and textiles into unique, decorative, useful projects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur forbears improvised tools to recycle their worn clothes - mostly dark suiting or mill waste if they lived near a mill. Usually they made mats for their cold floors or as draft excluders across doors. Nowadays you can choose from so many more colors and textures - painting with rags \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTry one project or more. You will be able to use the techniques to design and make your own one-off items for your home or as hand-made gifts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe techniques here are traditional and simple - you will be surprised at how drab fabrics become transformed. Simple designs work best and you can even improvise as you work. If a fabric runs out, then use another - I call that organic design  Hooking is the best technique for pictorial detail and different techniques could be combined for original wall art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorically, rugs were made by several people sitting round a horizontal frame with the children cutting the pieces of rag which were prodded into the hessian (burlap) backing to make a shaggy mat. There is a prodded project (for purists) but you can also achieve the same effect without a frame by progging, which can be done on table or thigh (carefully).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarning - this craft can be addictive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.8 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767727685920,"sku":"9781526780607","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4f136f55b2095f4f9b722f1ee887eca5.webp?v=1780316256","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-rag-rugs-creative-recycling-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}