Make a rug such as this one from recycled wool blankets and clothing. Use old wool blankets, skirts and suits as the material for a braided rag rug and keep old wool out of landfills. The tradition of ...

it is ironic that Thorndike Mills greets visitors to its new website with the words “the only true manufacturer of cloth braided rugs, just like your grandmother used to make,” because the company was ...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Pawtucket-based Colonial Mills is putting a modern spin on quintessential New England home decor. Braided rugs were a staple in colonial times, and apparently they're still ...

SOMERS, Mont. — So many skills that were once part of everyday life are becoming rarer or disappearing altogether. Maybe that's why one of the best gifts passed from one generation to the next is the ...

TILTON, N.H. (AP) - In 1968, after 15 years of work, Janice Jurta’s father-in-law, George, got a patent for a machine that braided the wool needed for rugs. With his new invention in hand, George ...

ROCK SPRINGS | The Rock Springs Public Library, 101 First St., will hold a workshop on making braided rugs at 7 p.m. Thursday. Join Raina and Kathy Roloff, two generations of rug makers, as they teach ...

Letty Klein, co-author of the book, “The Shepherd’s Rug,” will be teach participants how to make a braided rug out of roving. This will be a hands-on program from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept.

Pomona Community House, will join with the Australian Rugmakers Guild and Sunshine Coast Rug Crafters and Fibre Art Group, will host the Rag Rug Mini-Expo. The event will be held from 9am-2pm in ...