Dianna Soehren is helping Milan Village Arts School create a dedicated weaving studio with a goal to increase the types of classes offered. Mary Ann Nelson, of Alberta, works on weaving a rag rug ...
ALLEGAN, MI-- We all do it...some of us each and every day. Go to the store, buy clothes, towels, rugs, sheets, or some type of assembled fabric. Question is...has it ever occurred how they're made?
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, ...
In this challenging manual, weaving instructor Knisely (Spinning 101) details how to transform old clothes, blankets, and other pieces of fabric into rugs. Knisely offers a detailed overview of looms ...
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 ...
The Ouaouzguit rug is more than a simple floor covering. It is a symbol of cultural identity. In southeastern Morocco in the town of Taznakht, the Aguiness rug cooperative produces these rugs in an ...