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Braide rug Directions for no sew braided rug?? Also repair help!
My Great G-ma would make braided rugs & put them together as she was
braiding. Did not sew them up!! They were just braided together. Has anybody heard of this?? I would REallY like to have directions!! They lived in Iowa orginally came from CZ. Yes if I had one I could take it apart & figure it out...but...all went Thank You Also does anybody know of a place in Northern Calif I could get help repairing a OLD woven or braided rug?? Thanks again!! |
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zwm wrote:
My Great G-ma would make braided rugs & put them together as she was braiding. Did not sew them up!! They were just braided together. Has anybody heard of this?? I would REallY like to have directions!! They lived in Iowa orginally came from CZ. Yes if I had one I could take it apart & figure it out...but...all went Thank You Also does anybody know of a place in Northern Calif I could get help repairing a OLD woven or braided rug?? Thanks again!! Google is your friend. You should get to know it. http://wi.essortment.com/braidedragrugs_rjmn.htm http://www.netw.com/~rafter4/braids.html http://www.kathysbraidedrugs.com/rugfacts.htm http://www.craftown.com/instruction/rugs.htm http://www.google.com/search?q=rug+braiding+how+to -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth |
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Joann -
Thanks for the pointer re Google,,(uhh duh)...I will check over those pages you gave me & see if any of them have directions fo a NO SEW BRAIDED rug. Most all the braided rug directions I found on the internet....YES I DID LOOK !! Were for ones to be braided & then sewn-up. Looking for directions for one you braid & do not then sew up. Thank you...am off to check the pages you posted for me...thanks! |
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zwm wrote:
Joann - Thanks for the pointer re Google,,(uhh duh)...I will check over those pages you gave me & see if any of them have directions fo a NO SEW BRAIDED rug. Most all the braided rug directions I found on the internet....YES I DID LOOK !! Were for ones to be braided & then sewn-up. Looking for directions for one you braid & do not then sew up. Thank you...am off to check the pages you posted for me...thanks! They are not "sewn" -- they are "laced." You use a bodkin or something like that to carry the cord to lace braid to braid -- not going through the fabric, but through the gap between strands of the braid. -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth |
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Joanne -
Sorry I used the term sew instead of laced. Anyways the way my Great G-ma would do it there was no lacing or sewing. I do know how to make braided rugs. But, am looking for one that is not laced up but is braided together as you go along. No cord involved only the fabric. I have been playing with some different ways to accomplish this, but was hoping to find somebody who might have old directions, preferably ones which have been handed down. Thanls! |
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Joanne -
Sorry I used the term sew instead of laced. Anyways the way my Great G-ma would do it there was no lacing or sewing. I do know how to make braided rugs. But, am looking for one that is not laced up but is braided together as you go along. No cord involved only the fabric. I have been playing with some different ways to accomplish this, but was hoping to find somebody who might have old directions, preferably ones which have been handed down. Thanls! |
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The rag rugs that I remember not being sewn or laced together were actually
crocheted, not braided. I have made a couple of smaller ones and they work up quite well. The same technique is used with torn cottons to make hot pads, etc.. I was actually thinking of the poster who mentioned mending bed linens because that is what my old sheets used to end up as - hot mats! I found this site when I googled, which might help you: http://www.netw.com/~rafter4/oldrugs.htm I think that the type of rug you are describing are the ones they call "pjonging" rugs. Hope it helps! Cynthia "zwm" wrote in message ups.com... Joann - Thanks for the pointer re Google,,(uhh duh)...I will check over those pages you gave me & see if any of them have directions fo a NO SEW BRAIDED rug. Most all the braided rug directions I found on the internet....YES I DID LOOK !! Were for ones to be braided & then sewn-up. Looking for directions for one you braid & do not then sew up. Thank you...am off to check the pages you posted for me...thanks! |
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Thanks Cynthia,
I'll look into the pjoning & see how that looks. |
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Well looks like there is a way of doing the rugs called braiding in.
Somebody else gave me a line into some directions.....Now if I could find somebody who has actually done it so I could as all my silly technical questions!! Thanks Ladys!!! |
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