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found two braided rug style seat covers - think they belonged to my
family... think a bath in Orvus would be ok after I mend them? Cheryl |
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On Aug 7, 8:23*am, wrote:
On Sun, 07 Aug 2011 10:12:11 -0400, Cheryl Isaak wrote: found two braided rug style seat covers - think they belonged to my family... think a bath in Orvus would be ok after I mend them? Cheryl They were generally made of washable fabrics - can you manage to test a corner ? I recall it was very popular years ago to braid stockings/pantyhose, so they were very washable and actually the slightly differing shades of brown wound up looking pretty good. Years and years ago, my Granny made braided rugs out of old hosiery. She made *huge* rugs -- I think she collected the hosiery from the other "old ladies" she knew from church. I can remember sitting and braiding the hpsiery while she sewed the braids together to make the rug. They were usually but on occasion she would make round rugs. VBS -- too bad I don't wear hosiery any more. It would be a great craft to do with the SMDGD when she comes up to visit. Maybe I'll ask my friends b ack in GA to save their old panty hose for me -- LOLOL!! CiaoMeow ^;;^ PAX, Tia Mary /\____/\ © ^.,.^ = 0.0 = ( )~~~~~ Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their WHISKERS! NOTHING is complete without a few cat hairs -- they make the best decorative fibers! Tia Mary's Webshots |
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On 8/11/2011 8:04 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:48:12 -0400, Gillian Murray wrote: On 8/11/2011 4:54 PM, wrote: On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:52:53 +0100, wrote: On 11/08/2011 20:28, wrote: On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:35:13 -0700 (PDT), Tia Mary wrote: Years and years ago, my Granny made braided rugs out of old hosiery. She made *huge* rugs -- I think she collected the hosiery from the other "old ladies" she knew from church. I can remember sitting and braiding the hpsiery while she sewed the braids together to make the rug. They were usually but on occasion she would make round rugs. VBS -- too bad I don't wear hosiery any more. It would be a great craft to do with the SMDGD when she comes up to visit. Maybe I'll ask my friends b ack in GA to save their old panty hose for me -- LOLOL!! CiaoMeow^;;^ I never made one but saw them and thought they were good looking. Very durable too. My grandmother used to make rag rugs - hessian base and old clothing cut into strips. Very popular in WW2. They made good dust traps. And my wife discovered they were virtually unwashable when she (in 1942 aged 7) dropped a full, opened tin of condensed milk onto a rag rug; not only was the rug ruined but the tin of milk was the family's ration for at least a fortnight. Bruce Lol - yes that is referred to as rug hooking over here this side of the pond. When you do that you are referred to as a hooker lol Probably don't make as much, though as the other ladies using the same name. I'm sure they don't, however hooked rugs do go for a handsome price here, it's probably one of the better paid skills actually. Even little hooked coasters to put under glasses run out about $10. For those not familiar with them http://www.cheticamphookedrugs.com and I can say from experience it is far harder than it looks. Keeping the tops level and smooth is the hardest part and then shading and colouring work into the difficulties too. Sheena, Isn't Cheticamp a little north ofthe place which has the scarecrows?? I think I bought a golden spider for JIm there, because he hates them. I had the best cup of tea there since I came to North America!! I am not a coffee fan..but on Monday morning breakfasts I either order coffee or water. Restaurant tea is just GROSS!! Gill |
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On 11/08/2011 20:52, Bruce wrote:
On 11/08/2011 20:28, wrote: On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:35:13 -0700 (PDT), Tia Mary wrote: Years and years ago, my Granny made braided rugs out of old hosiery. She made *huge* rugs -- I think she collected the hosiery from the other "old ladies" she knew from church. I can remember sitting and braiding the hpsiery while she sewed the braids together to make the rug. They were usually but on occasion she would make round rugs. VBS -- too bad I don't wear hosiery any more. It would be a great craft to do with the SMDGD when she comes up to visit. Maybe I'll ask my friends b ack in GA to save their old panty hose for me -- LOLOL!! CiaoMeow^;;^ I never made one but saw them and thought they were good looking. Very durable too. My grandmother used to make rag rugs - hessian base and old clothing cut into strips. Very popular in WW2. They made good dust traps. And my wife discovered they were virtually unwashable when she (in 1942 aged 7) dropped a full, opened tin of condensed milk onto a rag rug; not only was the rug ruined but the tin of milk was the family's ration for at least a fortnight. Bruce I used to help my mother make rag rugs during WW11. We used to cut up old clothes into strips of about 1/2inch x 3 inch called clippings. My mother would open and wash a Hessian sack and sew the edges down to stop fraying. Then she would mark a pattern on. Usually a square or triangle in the middle and a border. The middle was either in black or red. the border was black and the rest was done in random colours. There was two ways to do it, from the back using a broken clothes peg (the dolly type) which was sharpened to a point. First a hole was made with the peg then the rag clipping was pushed through with the peg. Holding the clipping under the Hessian a second hole would be made close by and the other end of the strip pushed through. Both end would be pulled level. This was also called the proddy method The other method working from the right side was using a tool that had a jaw on it. The tool would be pushed through through the Hessian holding a tuck of about 1/4 inch in the left hand. The jaw was opened and a clipping was inserted in the tool jaw the pulled back through both holes keeping the ends level. The next clipping would be put alongside and worked along a row. When the Hessian was covered it would be checked over for any uneven ends. Mother used to go to jumble sales to find old clothes that were suitable. Knitted garments that had felted. She used to dye them to get a bit of colour. If the fabric was thin then two clippings would be used together. I still have a large jar full of the jaw type tools called rug peggers. -- Shirley www.allcrafts.org.uk |
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On 8/12/2011 7:59 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:19:53 -0400, Gillian Murray wrote: Isn't Cheticamp a little north ofthe place which has the scarecrows?? I think I bought a golden spider for JIm there, because he hates them. I had the best cup of tea there since I came to North America!! I am not a coffee fan..but on Monday morning breakfasts I either order coffee or water. Restaurant tea is just GROSS!! Gill It's up in Cape Breton, accessed by the Cabot Trail. Very pretty there but they are inclined to get brutal winds. Here's a link and you can click 'location' http://cheticampns.com/ The scarecrows were Mahone Bay which is south of Halifax http://www.mahonebay.com/vacation-an...crow-festival/ Years ago just as you drive into Mahone Bay they had a bunch done up as the royal family at Camilla/Charles wedding. It was really distracting, bus loads of visitors lining up to stand in the group and have their pics taken at the 'royal wedding' - wonder if they will have a William/Catherine one this year lol It was on the Cabot Trail, near Cheticamp, and was "Joe's scarecrows". Thanks to your link I found mention of it. It wouldn't surprise me, though, that some hadn't been to the Festival at Mahone Bay. It was a cold, cloudy and rainy day there when we want on the bus trip. The good cuppa really hit the spot. I DO remember seeing a hooker demonstrating her art at the big shop, where I bought Jim's Golden Spider. Brings back great memories. G |
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On 8/12/2011 9:59 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:58:14 -0400, Gillian Murray wrote: On 8/12/2011 7:59 AM, wrote: On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:19:53 -0400, Gillian Murray wrote: Isn't Cheticamp a little north ofthe place which has the scarecrows?? I think I bought a golden spider for JIm there, because he hates them. I had the best cup of tea there since I came to North America!! I am not a coffee fan..but on Monday morning breakfasts I either order coffee or water. Restaurant tea is just GROSS!! Gill It's up in Cape Breton, accessed by the Cabot Trail. Very pretty there but they are inclined to get brutal winds. Here's a link and you can click 'location' http://cheticampns.com/ The scarecrows were Mahone Bay which is south of Halifax http://www.mahonebay.com/vacation-an...crow-festival/ Years ago just as you drive into Mahone Bay they had a bunch done up as the royal family at Camilla/Charles wedding. It was really distracting, bus loads of visitors lining up to stand in the group and have their pics taken at the 'royal wedding' - wonder if they will have a William/Catherine one this year lol It was on the Cabot Trail, near Cheticamp, and was "Joe's scarecrows". Thanks to your link I found mention of it. It wouldn't surprise me, though, that some hadn't been to the Festival at Mahone Bay. It was a cold, cloudy and rainy day there when we want on the bus trip. The good cuppa really hit the spot. I DO remember seeing a hooker demonstrating her art at the big shop, where I bought Jim's Golden Spider. Brings back great memories. G That would be Flora's, the big hooker ! It was,,,,,,,,,,,,,the details start coming back to this feeble old brain. |
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On 8/12/11 2:53 AM, in article , "Shirley
Shone" wrote: On 11/08/2011 20:52, Bruce wrote: On 11/08/2011 20:28, wrote: On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:35:13 -0700 (PDT), Tia Mary wrote: Years and years ago, my Granny made braided rugs out of old hosiery. She made *huge* rugs -- I think she collected the hosiery from the other "old ladies" she knew from church. I can remember sitting and braiding the hpsiery while she sewed the braids together to make the rug. They were usually but on occasion she would make round rugs. VBS -- too bad I don't wear hosiery any more. It would be a great craft to do with the SMDGD when she comes up to visit. Maybe I'll ask my friends b ack in GA to save their old panty hose for me -- LOLOL!! CiaoMeow^;;^ I never made one but saw them and thought they were good looking. Very durable too. My grandmother used to make rag rugs - hessian base and old clothing cut into strips. Very popular in WW2. They made good dust traps. And my wife discovered they were virtually unwashable when she (in 1942 aged 7) dropped a full, opened tin of condensed milk onto a rag rug; not only was the rug ruined but the tin of milk was the family's ration for at least a fortnight. Bruce I used to help my mother make rag rugs during WW11. We used to cut up old clothes into strips of about 1/2inch x 3 inch called clippings. My mother would open and wash a Hessian sack and sew the edges down to stop fraying. Then she would mark a pattern on. Usually a square or triangle in the middle and a border. The middle was either in black or red. the border was black and the rest was done in random colours. There was two ways to do it, from the back using a broken clothes peg (the dolly type) which was sharpened to a point. First a hole was made with the peg then the rag clipping was pushed through with the peg. Holding the clipping under the Hessian a second hole would be made close by and the other end of the strip pushed through. Both end would be pulled level. This was also called the proddy method The other method working from the right side was using a tool that had a jaw on it. The tool would be pushed through through the Hessian holding a tuck of about 1/4 inch in the left hand. The jaw was opened and a clipping was inserted in the tool jaw the pulled back through both holes keeping the ends level. The next clipping would be put alongside and worked along a row. When the Hessian was covered it would be checked over for any uneven ends. Mother used to go to jumble sales to find old clothes that were suitable. Knitted garments that had felted. She used to dye them to get a bit of colour. If the fabric was thin then two clippings would be used together. I still have a large jar full of the jaw type tools called rug peggers. Shirley - Thanks for sharing this - really interesting. I never really thought about how those rag rugs were made. I've seen the ones made out of old hosiery & other polyester stuff braided and woven together. And certainly latch-hook rug making, but this sounds kind of ingenious. Latch-hooks are likely sort of the refined take. Thanks again - great description. Ellice |
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