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Handmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #12
I appreciate my “age-related peculiarities,” which are particularly evident in my handicraft work. One day, I might be sewing patchwork quilts, potholders, eyeglass cases, and small bags, and the next, I could be weaving a rug on a loom. I
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Handmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #11
Today, on March 7th, I finished another beautiful rag rug. Once again, I used wool and warm materials that I cut myself, mixed with brand-new jersey yarn to make the rug soft, beautiful, and warm underfoot. As with all my
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Handmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #10
Today I finished two small handmade rugs again. A striped carpet in light shades on a white background (no. 10) and a rag rug with a variegated yellowish base tone (no. 11). The carpet came in soft tones, calm and
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Handmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #9
Today, on March 6, 2024, I finished another small wool rug. The main colors are gray and red. The rug is wonderfully warm and heavy. Rag rugs are perfect for the countryside. Since life in the country is active with
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Handmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #8
It’s March! On the sixth of March, I made two small wool rugs, my eighth and ninth. I’ll show pictures of the eighth rug in this post and the ninth in the next one. Both small rugs are thick, warm,
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Handmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #7
On February 12, 2024, I made my third larger and wider rug. I made the carpet in light colors and mainly used light blue shades. The material is both self-made (self-cut fabric) and new knitted ribbon. I knitted this rug
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Handmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #6
My sixth handmade rag rug (woven by hand on a loom) was completed in two days. This is my second large rug. Phew, it was quite an effort to weave and keep track of the stripes. So far, this rug
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Handmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #5
It’s February, and I’ve finished my first large rag rug! Tadaaa! Weaving on wider looms and creating a longer rug takes more time than making smaller rugs. I spent an entire day weaving this rug. With a longer rug, you
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Handmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #4
On January 30, 2024, I wove a rug on a loom for the fourth time. The result was a wonderful striped rug in greenish tones. I made the striped rug using recycled materials that I had processed myself, along with
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Handmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #3
Today, January 29, I wove a rag rug again on the loom. This time I made a striped caprpet from recycled material I processed myself and and I also used a new tricot ribbon. I wove my third rug again
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Handmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #2
On January 24, my second rag rug was ready! I made a flashy and flamboyant multicolored striped carpet out of recycled material. Dimensions: 53cm x 106cm + fringes Material: Recycling, i.e. Hand-cut material, from which a proper rag rug is
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Handmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #1
On January 23, I attended a one-on-one carpet weaving (or it is more correct to say fabric knitting) workshop at Nõmme in Tallinn and wove my first rag rug. The instructor was Signe Kinks, who has been weaving wonderful patterned
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