fibre recycling
June 30, 2012
when I started this warp I didn’t plan on it taking so long to finish
I wove to the very end – only 11 inches of loom waste
because I warp from the back and place the loop in the warp chain over the rod on the back beam I have thrums that measure approx. 20 inches
and there are more rags and fabric – ready for the next rag project
now to design and sew the jacket
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I love that second photograph!
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Wow jean! I don’t have a loom unfortunately (not in my small apartment) but I want to make an indigo coloured rug from rags. Do you have any alternative suggestions for techniques I could use?
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Myra – either braiding or hooking are possibilities?
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Myra – a friend of mine makes rag rugs by knitting. She adds short pieces of fabric and then makes the stitch, then for the next row lays all the rags in the same direction and knits straight across. Does that make sense? it works a treat.
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Lis – sounds really interesting, I love any technique that uses up bits and pieces. My Mother came from Nova Scotia where there is a long tradition of hooked rag rugs – I have an ancient one of my grandmothers
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