Rag Rug Making Courses Scotland
Course prices range from 125 for one day 225 for two days 250 for five half days and include the use of stone and tools.
Rag rug making courses scotland. Comprehensive guide to rag rug making including rag rug design making hooky rugs making proddy rugs dyeing materials choosing tools and materials. Try traditional rag rug making hooky and proddy to make a rug wall hanging or cushion. Learn rag rugging at courses classes groups and workshops taught all across the uk. Patterns are available or design your own.
Learning to rag rug. Courses usually run from 10am 3pm and are for up to two people. With plenty of 1 2 1 help throughout the day you will learn how to use the rag rug equipment how to work with the hessian how to choose and prepare materials how to design for rag rug how to do the two different types of rag rugging loopy and shaggy and how to finish your work. Courses can run for one day two days five half days or more at flexible times.
Welcome to rag art studios. Use recycled or new material to create your rug. Textile artist sue clow practices the art of recycling and eco art. Using recycled reclaimed natural and sustainable materials to explore themes inspired by nature sue makes a wide range of useful and decorative items.
Jenni offers courses on the traditional rag rug techniques of hooking progging prodding and plaiting braiding. When heather moved into a house in north yorkshire with cold flagstone floors a. The course is held at the edinburgh sculpture workshop which is an international centre for sculptors. The day begins with a general discussion of the history of rag rug making the range of fabrics which can be used and how designs are developed.
This course is a perfect opportunity to re charge your batteries by spending a couple of days learning a traditional skill at a relaxed pace. Rug making is great fun with the additional joy of being able to keep your feet warm for the rest of the year. There are plenty of workshops to attend through 2020 from beginners to experienced rug makers and for anyone wanting to brush up on skills. Rug making courses and workshops are taught across the uk and you can learn how to make a rag rug a proddy rug braided or woven rug.
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