How to Make a Rag Christmas Garland: Festive Fun for Your Home! There’s nothing quite like handmade decorations to bring extra warmth and joy to the Christmas season. Today, we’re sharing a fun and creative project that’s perfect for adding a personal touch to your holiday décor— a rag rug Christmas garland! Not only is …
Category Archives: Rag Rug Designs
Browse a selection of our favourite rag rug designs on the Ragged Life Blog. See shaggy and loopy rag rug projects that have been made by former students and take inspiration from our bright and beautiful designs. We take our inspiration from a number of sources including exhibitions, travel, interior design magazines and blogs.
My Unforgettable Trip to Rug Hooking Week at Sauder Village
Opportunity Calls! As a rag rug maker and travel enthusiast, I’ve always been curious about the difference between rug making in the UK and other countries. That curiosity was one of the inspirations behind my second book “Rag Rug Techniques for Beginners”. I wanted an excuse to travel the world hunting down obscure rug making …
5 Beginner-Friendly Rag Rug Patterns
Hello, rag rug enthusiasts! Whether you’re just starting your rag rug journey or looking to expand your collection of beautiful handmade pieces, you’ve come to the right place. Today, we’re diving into some beginner-friendly rag rug patterns and designs which work brilliantly for the traditional shaggy (proggy), short shaggy and loopy (hooked) techniques of rug …
My First Braided-in Rag Rug – What I Learnt
I’m always on the lookout for new rag rug techniques to try and was so happy when I came across Ilka White on Instagram. She makes braided-in rag rugs, as well as other beautiful, sustainable textile techniques. Having made a classic plaited rag rug for my first book “Rag Rugs, Pillows and More”, I was …
5 Projects from Blanket Selvedge Strips
Throughout September, four full time crafters and I each worked on a project using six balls of woollen blanket yarn (blanket selvedge strips rescued from the Yorkshire mills). We wanted to generate some fresh ideas for what could be made using this beautiful waste material and encourage people to think outside the box. The Knitting and Stitching Show …
My Handmade Wedding Table Plan
In May of this year, I’ll be heading to the lovely town of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy to celebrate getting married to my lovely partner in crime Christian. As a full time crafter, I’m kind of expected to make lots of pretty things for the wedding, but I must admit that up until Christmas, I …
Tartan rag rugs: Tartan is the new black…
We’ve been saving beautiful, woollen selvedge offcuts from the Yorkshire mills for a couple of years now and still the novelty of picking up yet another batch of soft and cuddly yarn hasn’t worn off yet. I think it’s because it’s exciting not knowing what different colours and patterns we’ll get each time we visit. …
Rag Rug Stocking – Free Ragged Life Pattern
In the spirit of Christmas, today I’m sharing a free rag rug project pattern to keep you occupied through the cold days of December. I wracked my brain for what would be a small, fun project to make in the lead up to Christmas and couldn’t think of anything more festive than a rag rug …
Cosy Cottage Proggy Rug
My mum, Victoria, has been on an absolute rag rug roll recently. Remember her upholstered rag rug chair from only a few weeks ago. Well, she’s been at it again and I wanted to share her latest proggy rug, made for a cottage with flagstone floors in the Lake District. This particular rug (done in the shaggy technique of rag rugging with a …
My First Twined Rag Rug – What I learnt
This year, I’ve been looking to up-skill myself, which is why I’ve taken it upon myself to learn a new form of rag rugging called “twining” (you can read a little more about it in my blog post here). Twined rag rugs are more popular in the States than they are here in the UK. They …