Rag rugs: a beginner's guide
Old fabric into rugs.
- Rag rugs are made from fabric scraps through a backing such as hessian.
- Proggy pokes short clippings through for a shaggy pile.
- Hooky pulls long strips up as loops.
- Proggy is simpler and great for beginners.
- Strips can also be braided or plaited.
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