Jenni's Rag Rugs

Jenni's second book about rag rug making has ten new projects to make from recycled textiles - old clothes and bedding were traditional. There is information about designing, plus tools and equipment for vintage techniques and one woven rug using a peg loom. Lots of pictures of rag rugs, vintage and contemporary to inspire you to have a go.

HOOKED RAG RUG KIT - TERRIER by Jenni Stuart-Anderson includes instructions for vintage rag rug technique of hooking fabric strips through hessian backing stretched on frame. You can use frame and hook to make more hooked projects.

Full instructions to Prog pieces of fabric into hessian backing with hand-drawn design using 'bodger' rag rug tool. Tool can be used for future projects. Rug is 70cmx54cm (27.5" x 21")

Instructions and tool to learn a vintage up-cycling technique by making a seat mat

This how-to book contains 10 unique up-cycling projects. Projects from recycled fabrics, using traditional techniques, include rugs, wall hanging, doorstop, brooch/pendant, table mats and peg loom woven rug. Plus tips to make your own designs using vintage techniques and lots of examples.

Make a rag rug 75x50cm (30x24in) using your own fabrics and learn the traditional technique of Progging which you can use later for other designs.

Learn the vintage craft of rag-rug making. During the workshop Jenni will demonstrate the traditional technique and podging/progging strips of fabric through hessian backing to make rugs, wall hangings and seat mats. At the end of the day you will take home your own unique sampler and a wealth of ideas for making more rag rug creations at home. Rag rugs were traditionally made from family items of clothing so feel free to bring along old tee shirts or cotton items or bedding to recycle and help personalise your creation...

Learn two traditional techniques in a day and make a sampler, a seat mat, start a rug or decorate a bag. Progging consists of pulling small rectangles of fabric through a hessian base to create a shaggy effect. Hooking is used for pictorial projects when thin strips of fabric or yarn are hooked through hessian, easiest on some kind of frame. You can try both techniques or focus on one. Jenni's teacher made rag rugs for over 50 years and Jenni has enjoyed sharing the craft for years. She has...

There will be time to relax and work on a project using one or two traditional rag rug techniques, chat and eat delicious home cooked food. Take a break from the rat race : small group, relaxed company; time to finish a small project if you are so inclined or start one to finish later. Arrive after 5pm on Friday evening: dinner is at 7.30 and you can choose from their selection of local beer, wine or cider. On Saturday we work on our up-cycling projects (hooking and progging) from...

A 'seat mat' cushion made from up-cycled cottons. 37cms in diameter. Can be hand washed.

Progging pieces of fabric along the drawn lines, you can make your own unique rag rug 60 x 41cms (16" x24"). The instructions show how to use the bodger rug tool which you could use later for different projects. It's a simple, traditional rag rug technique (can be addictive).

Four 'seat mat' cushions made from up-cycled cottons. 37cms in diameter. Can be hand washed. Earth, Air, Fire, Water.

'Seat mat' cushions made from up-cycled cottons. 37cms in diameter. Can be hand washed.