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	Rug making - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Traditional rug hooking is a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as burlap, linen, rug warp or monks cloth.
		Rag Rugs== Rag rugs were commonly made in households up to the middle of the 20th century by using odd scraps of fabric on a background of old sacking.
		Proddy rugs are made, as the name implies, by prodding or poking strips of fabric through burlap or linen from the back side.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rug-making (392 words)

	Rug Making
		Rug hooking was a popular craft in England, Scotland, Scandanavia, Spain, Northern Ireland, and Wales, and when these people left their ancestral homes and travelled to America they brought the craft with them.
		Rugs may be classified as traditional or primitive with most of the early rugs falling into the latter category.
		Rug hooking increased in popularity during the 1860's, and continued after the war although in the war-torn South it is very unlikely women would have had the luxury of cutting fabric into strips for hooked rugs.
	www.geocities.com /BourbonStreet/Quarter/2926/Rug_Making.html (2086 words)

	Rug Making - Rug Weaving - Loom Rug
		The weaving of pile rugs is a difficult and tedious process which, depending on the quality and size of the rug, may take anywhere from a few months to several years to complete.
		To begin making a rug, you need a foundation consisting of warps strong, thick threads of cotton, wool or silk which run the length of the rug and wefts similar threads which pass under and over the warps from one side to the other.
		Rugs produced on horizontal looms are generally fairly small and the weave quality is inferior to those rugs made on a professional standing loom.
	rugman.com /Library/RT_Techniques.aspx (1205 words)

	Group Rug Making
		Route 1: Unwrap the rug from the pole and then rewrap the rug around the pole, starting from a different edge of the rug than was used the first time.
		The rug does not have to be covered or bound for the washing process if the felt is holding together well from the rug stomping but putting inside something like a cloth twin bed mattress cover can not hurt and could protect machine and the felt from surface fiber loss.
		This rug stomping technique is very similar to the techniques used by nomadic tribes in the middle east throughout the ages.
	fibermill.yurtboutique.com /grouprug.htm (1389 words)

	Rug-Making- Crocheted Rug (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The basket is made of grass fiber and the rug of strands of cotton cloth, and the stitch which is used to construct them is consistent with the material of which they are made.
		Begin the rug by making a loop of the light yellow thread large enough to accommodate twelve stitches and crochet into it twelve stitches of the dark brown.
		The threads in the crocheted rug are continuous; while the thread of one color is being used, the thread of the other color is slipped under and the stitches are crocheted over it.
	www.rags-to-rugs.net /crocheted-rug.html (1500 words)

	Old rag rug instructions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Rug making was very much a part of everyday life a hundred years ago, and was often a topic in old cookbooks (which were a household reference for women on everything from stain removal to home doctoring).
		Very durable and useful rugs may be mad of all sorts of old rags in the same fashion as a rag carpet, or by braiding or they may be knitted or drawn through burlap or canvas as in embroidery.
		Make the stitch short, run it obliquely across the rags where they are to be joined, and sew a good many before cutting the thread.
	www.netw.com /~rafter4/oldrugs.htm (1594 words)

	Rug - Making - Hooked Rug
		While they are familiar with the technique of hooked rugs, they have not been able to give their products a market value, be-cause they could not plan them from the standard of modern craftsmanship without the knowledge of design and color arrangement.
		The wool rug in dark tones of blues, reds, or greens is sufficiently substantial to be used in dining-rooms and living-rooms especially if the rooms are paneled with wood in a.simple style and furnished with Norwegian painted furniture or in Mission furniture.
		The loops make the pile of the rug and while they are, decoratively speaking, the units of its structure, they are not particularly constructive in character, for they suggest surface ornament rather than line action.
	www.rags-to-rugs.net /rug-making-hooked-rug.html (4420 words)

	Rug Runner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Rag rugs were commonly made in households up to the middle of the 20th century by using odd scraps of fabric on a background of old sacking.
		Tibetan uses rugs for almost about any domestic use from flooring to wall-to-wall hanging to horse saddle etc. Process of making tibetan rugs are very unique in sense that almost about everything is done with hand.
		But with introduction of modern technology, few aspects of rug making processes are taken over by machine primarily because of cost, disappearance of knowledge etc. However some new finishing touch are also introduced in it.
	www.blownspeakers.com /pages3/77/rug-runner.html (494 words)

	JS Online: There are many areas to consider when making a rug selection
		When it comes time to select an area rug, you may be asked by a designer to record room dimensions or make rough drawings showing traffic patterns and furniture placement.
		Rug thickness is an important factor when choosing a pad, says John Anderson of Boston Store.
		Khalid Durrani of Durrani's Rug Galerie in Mequon heard a tale of someone "cleaning" an expensive, imported rug by carrying it outdoors, spraying it with a garden hose on the driveway, and then leaving it outdoors to dry.
	www.jsonline.com /entree/decorating/mar03/122849.asp?format=print (640 words)

	Rug Material - Tribal Rug Making - Basic Rug Making
		Persian rugs, especially older pieces, have the absolute finest and softest wool while in Turkish and Indian rugs, the wool tends to be coarser.
		Most Chinese rugs are made of silk, primarily because China is the world's leading producer of both natural and manmade silk, and also because the Chinese once believed that the use of wool was a barbaric practice.
		The foundation of a handmade rug is made up of strong threads that run the length (warps) and the width (wefts) of the carpet.
	www.rugman.com /Library/RT_Materials.aspx (471 words)

	Rug Making
		Rug designs are inspired by the world around the artisan.
		Due to the fact that the rugs are knotted by hand the pile tend to be very uneven and scissors are used to trim the pile before it is cut from the loom and washed.
		Once the rug has been washed, it is shaved evenly one more time and now you have a wonderful new piece of art and history.
	www.rugsrugs.com /education3.cfm (360 words)

	Welcome to Rug making - Rugmaking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Most of the methods that are used to create a rug are centuries old and fortunately have been passed down from generation to generation making it possible for some of us to learn.
		Braiding is probably the most recognized method of rug making but as I do more and more research I have surprisingly found that it may not be the most popular.
		Crochet and Knitted rugs gained a lot of popularity during the 30’s because you were able to easily “create” a more colorful floor covering that did not require a lot of finishing.
	militaryfamilies.bellaonline.com /articles/art25888.asp (370 words)

	Braidedrug/craft/
		I have a braided rug of Grammy’s beside my bed to this day, and my father has made sure each of his children has one for posterity.
		Beginning in the center of the rug, lay a 6 to 8 inch length of braid flat on a table and start coiling the rest of the braid around this length, butting the sides of the braid together and loosely pinning them.
		For a ROUND RUG, the technique is the same except the center length beginning the coil needs to only be 1 to 2 inches long, which will form a circle instead of an oval.
	www.greenlightwrite.com /braidedrugcraft.htm (675 words)

	Library show will feature works of those hooked on rug-making
		Hooked rugs made by the guild's other 35 members and some samples from the 1930s and '40s will be among the roughly 150 rugs displayed.
		In rug hooking, a hand hook similar in shape to a crochet hook is used to form a looped pile from wool strips on a base fabric.
		The rugs are not the same as latch-hooked rugs, in which a different hook and yarn, instead of wool, are used.
	www.post-gazette.com /neigh_north/20031106nrugs1106p6.asp (419 words)

	Rag rug instructions from 1907 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The writer presumes a good deal of knowledge of rug making in the reader ("Directions are almost superfluous, the process is so simple") and knowledge of the home making practices of the day ("Cut wool or silk rags as for carpet weaving").
		She has found in her interesting experiments that it is far more refreshing and desirable to come into a room furnished with a blue-and-white rug of woven rags, than one which displays a gorgeous "Axminster" with staring flowers in yellow, pink and red, and a border of sprawling arabesques.
		These are very economical to make, and are very quickly done, and are among the most durable of any of the home-made rugs, as the rope makes such a hard, strong surface before it is covered with the flannel.
	www.netw.com /~rafter4/1907rugs.htm (1702 words)

	Rug - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		a carpet with a finished edge, particularly one that can be moved (see also: rug making)
		a rug (animal covering) is a garment made by humans to protect their pets from the elements, as in a "horse rug" or dog coat
		RUG, short for Rijksuniversiteit Groningen or The University of Groningen
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rug (132 words)

	Making a Rug using PSP & 2020
		To make the fringe around the edges of the rug.
		rug image you made in 2020 should now be on the new image
		Now you have your rug, but we need to save it so it will be transparent.
	www.geocities.com /byastro5/tutorials/easyrug.html (862 words)

	RUG HOOKING DESCRIPTIONS
		The rugs were used on the floors in the Summer and on the beds in the Winter for warmth.
		The tools required to actually “hook” the rug do not resemble hook used in Traditional rug hooking, but this form of rug making is commonly referred to also as “rug hooking”.
		This form of rug making also creates a finished project with a loop pile on the surface of your backing material.
	www.rughookersnetwork.com /rughookingdescription.html (1088 words)

	Bukhara-carpets.com - Oriental Carpet making. Real oriental carpets price
		If a rug has a nap of polypropolene, polyolefin, or a nap made of a blend of synthetic polymers and wool, it is all but certainly a machine-made rug.
		If a rug is identified as "a Belgium Oriental", or as having been made in Belgium, Italy, or elsewhere in western Europe, it is all but certainly a machine-made rug.
		The fringe is clearly applied to the end of the machine-made rug after it's complete, whereas the fringe of the handmade rug is actually made up of the warp strings that come out of the end of the handmade rug.
	www.bukhara-carpets.com /making/real.html (748 words)

	Arya Rug Gallery - Education - Art of Rug Making (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Using their design as a constant reference, the weaver builds the rug from thousands, often times millions of individually tied knots made with the help of a loom.
		Village and city rug making utilize the vertical loom, consisting of two vertical beams, comprising the rug's width, called the "warp" threads.
		The rug is thoroughly washed, dried and then sheared one last time to even out the pile.
	www.aryarug.com /education (754 words)

	HOME
		These reversible rugs are smoother on one side and often remind people of braided rugs.
		Miss Rosemary, at the age of eight, learned the rug making technique from her grandmother.
		She was of Scot-Irish descent and learned about making the rug when she was about ten or eleven years old.
	www.mindspring.com /~dave.c (218 words)

	Rug Making (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		I finished this rug and took it to the school, where it stayed in the Home Ec room for a number of years.
		When winding into a ball, the fabric is twisted a little, and fabric with a slight twist will look better in a rug than fabric without a twist.
		I have read that some weavers like to "roll" the fabric so that no cut edges are exposed, however, for some rugs (especially blue jeans) a nice texture is added to the rug by leaving these frayed edges exposed.
	www.irenas.com /ragrug.htm (495 words)

	Taxidermy.Net: Wholesale Rug Making (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As the industry leader in wholesale rugging, we are confident that we can not only meet but exceed your expectations.
		Rugging with your mounted head shell in your tanned hide.
		All flat skins such as zebra and rugs with mounted heads (bear, bobcat, etc.) are $23.50 per foot, measured from nose to base of tail.
	www.taxidermy.net /suppliers/rugs.html (472 words)

	Antique Persian Rugs, Cotton & Wool Striped Rugs, Cotton Rag Rugs, Custom Sizes
		In our rug descriptions when we refer to a rug as being a "semi-antique," it is generally made with chrome dyes.
		Old natural dyed rugs are quite special with their beautiful variety of colors.
		These old rugs in good condition, and at reasonable prices are becoming more of a challenge to find.
	www.79thstreetrugshop.com /make.htm (446 words)

	Amazon.com: Making Rag Rugs : 15 Step-by-Step Projects: Books: Clare Hubbard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Handcrafted Rugs is broader in content, covering both rag and yarn rugs made by braiding, felting, needlepoint, prodding, hooking, locker-hooking, tufting, knitting, and simple weaving.
		Making Rag Rugs, a collection of 15 original designs from a variety of talented rug crafters, suits the skills of any crafter, from the rawest beginner to the most sophisticated talent.
		After admiring my mother in laws homemade rag rugs which she had purchased at a church bazaar, I sent away for a few books on the subject, certain that I would be making rag rugs in a few weeks.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1580174558?v=glance (1315 words)

	NEW Rug Books & Supplies
		A question and answer section, fascinating interviews with professional punch needle rug hookers, a look into the origins of the punch needle technique, and exciting photographs of work from some of the field's most innovative and inspired craftspeople make this book a must for any textile lover.
		From preparing, dying, and cutting the wool to making and transferring patterns, all the fundamentals are here.
		Judy Taylor is an award-winning rug hooker and craftswoman.
	www.red-clover-rugs.com /rcrpage5.html (542 words)

	Craft Site Directory - Rugs and Rug Making
		In this category you can find free rug making how-to information, photo galleries, and free rug making patterns(papers icon), rug making supplies, kits, and rug making patterns available for purchase(thread icon), along with links to craft shops with handcrafted rugs available for purchase(shop icon).
		Rugmaker's Homestead-- Letters, free rug making directions, rag rug history and all sorts of articles related to tradtional rag rugs.
		Rugs and Stuff-- Exclusively online, UK-based rug shop, specialising in Indian handmade rugs, dhurries and other exotic, unique and desirable home accessories such as candle holders, vases and dinnerware.
	www.craftsitedirectory.com /rugs (836 words)

	Rug Tutorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		For this tutorial I cloned the Rug - Retro file because it has 6 tiles rather than nine.
		Also open the picture of a rug you would like to convert to a sims rug.
		There are many awesome websites with images of rugs - both real and miniature for obtaining a relatively squared rug picture.
	www.jendea.com /tutorials/rugtutorial.html (296 words)

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		Called the Pazyrvk rug, this is a carpet of Persia.
		This rug is known from the ancient texts, and belonged to
		holes where patches were taken to make one rug complete.
	www.flagrugs.com /newsletters/article1.html (455 words)

	Tuscany Rug Works - Custom Rugs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He is responsible for the implementation of the design and cutting of the rug.
		Sam is the owner of King's Karpet and has over 25 years of experience in the rug making industry.
		He is in charge of the binding, serging, and seaming of the rugs.
	www.ejwelch.com /services/tuscany-rug-works.asp (342 words)

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