Using reclaimed wool clothing, the public can learn how to start, braid, add lengths, and lace to create braided wool rugs of varying sizes with a hands-on project. The registration deadline is early ...

Make a rug such as this one from recycled wool blankets and clothing. Use old wool blankets, skirts and suits as the material for a braided rag rug and keep old wool out of landfills. The tradition of ...

One of the most cozy, country accessories is a hand-braided wool rug. When I was growing up, we had a beautiful one on the floor of our farmhouse. Mom used it on the slick tile floor in the living ...

SOMERS, Mont. — So many skills that were once part of everyday life are becoming rarer or disappearing altogether. Maybe that's why one of the best gifts passed from one generation to the next is the ...

Try out these tips for how to make a 4 strand braided rug with leftover fabric scraps. Follow these step-by-step illustrations for how to make a braided rag rug. Here’s an attractive, old-fashioned ...

IN Mongolia, felt-making is a communal affair: women and children beat freshly sheared wool with sticks and sprinkle it with water, then horses drag it through a field. It’s a centuries-old tradition ...

Jean Roper of Wind Gap sat on the floor of Bethlehem’s Sun Inn in her stocking feet as she laced heavy black thread through thick braids of wool fabric. Nearby, several other women chatted in the ...

Gloria Diggs has talented hands. First there was the medical care her hands delivered during a career in nursing. After graduation from the Medical College of Virginia, the Mathews resident served in ...

NARA--Ancient felt rugs embellished with exquisite floral designs, part of an imperial collection from the eighth century, may have been produced by skilled artisans in Central Asia and China, new ...

Wool rug-braiding bees are fast becoming a winter tradition at Thompson-Ames Historical Society's Heritage Arts Bees. For several years, expert rug-braiders, Marion Ekholm and Kathy Lacroix have lead ...