London Rag Rug Workshop

On Thursday night we had our second London rag rug workshop at Tea & Crafting’s HQ in buzzing Camden. And what a fun night it was! It was a warm Summer night with live music outside, enthusiastic crafters at the ready and an abundance of tea and biscuits – what’s not to like! Below are some photos from …

How To Rag Rug – Loopy

We thought it was about time we put up step by step instructions how to rag rug in the loopy style so here it goes: 1) Get together the materials you need for rag rugging. For full details on all the equipment, head over to our Ragged Life shop at https://raggedlife.com/collections/shop 2) If you have a …

Spello Infiorati Flower Festival 2014

We’re always on the look out for rag rug design inspiration and it doesn’t get much better than the Spello Infiorati in Italy. Every year the inhabitants of this beautiful Italian town line the streets with art made entirely of flowers. With over a hundred pieces throughout the town, every type of flower under the sun and …

How To Organise Fabric

To make a rag rug you need a lot of fabric which is why most rag rug crafters, ourselves included, hoard old clothing and material like there’s no tomorrow. This is great for when you’re looking for that exact shade of blue and is amazing for encouraging recycling and sustainability but can be a real issue …

Rag Rug of the Month – Lizzie Reakes Design

You may have noticed by now that the majority of our handmade rag rugs are rather colourful and eclectic. You’re inspired by many sources throughout your life but when we came across this colourful abstract asymmetrical design worked in bold primary colours we worked our own very close version from one of our favourite designers – …

Beautiful & Bold Rugs

You may have noticed by now that we’re quite partial to a good rug, especially when they’re bright, beautiful and handmade. Although we love a good rag rug and our houses are full of them, it hasn’t stopped us hoarding other rugs over the years from Mexico, Turkey, France and other places. Below are some …

Our New Rustic Latch Hooks!

I must admit that the ladies at Ragged Life get excited by some of the strangest stuff… discount Liberty print offcuts, cow creamers, unusual shaped vegetables… the weirder, the better really! But nothing really compares to the excitement of seeing our new very own Ragged Life branded latch hooks. We’re working hard at the moment to …

Rag Rug of the Month: Flower Power

May’s “Rag Rug of the Month” is “Flower Power” – a true Spring to Summer inspired piece. As with all Ragged Life’s rugs, it’s made with 100% recycled materials (old t-shirts, ripped pillow cases, unloved blankets amongst other bits and bobs) and is entirely hand made. We love how the bright colours sweep away the cobwebs …

Crafting With a Cuppa

This Wednesday (28th May) we had the pleasure of heading over to Camden to do our first ever rag rug workshop at Tea & Crafting’s north London crafting haven (http://www.teaandcrafting.co.uk/). We had a lovely bunch of ladies join, all keen to learn the rag rug craft and have a good chuckle over a cup of tea …

Rag Rugging Equipment

I thought it was about time I did a little intro into the simple but essential equipment needed for rag rugging. There are really only four items you need: hessian, a hook, material & sharp scissors but I’ve covered gauges below as well as they will transform your life if you choose to do a …