On Wednesday, 28th May Ragged Life will be running a 2.5hr Rag Rugging Intensive Class at Tea & Crafting’s craft haven in North London – come join the fun! If you’re London-based and fancy learning everything you need to know to get started with your own ragged projects – how to use the equipment, selecting & …
Tag Archives: 2014
Designer Spotlight – Kaffe Fassett
I thought I’d take this Bank Holiday downtime to shout about one of my favourite rag rug inspirations – Kaffe Fassett. Known for making vibrant colours and mixing patterns, American-Born Kaffe is a textiler extraordinaire. If you’re lacking a bit of inspiration or just love beautiful things then my favourite book is “Glorious Interiors”. See …
Amongst the Primroses
Over the Bank Holiday weekend I thought it would be a nice idea to see what small project I could rag-up in a couple of hours. With the weather so nice it would have been rude not to! This cute little framed art piece is made entirely in shaggy style with some of my favourite …
Wild Flower Teaser
Today’s post gives you a sneak preview of our most eccentric Wildflower Rug. In true ragging tradition, we’ve used all kinds of random colours and offcuts to make this piece of truly recycled art. Below you can see some of the corner detail.
Rag Rug of the Month: Iconic British
Living in the cosmopolitan melting pot of London it stands to reason that many of my friends are from outside the UK and have had what could be described as “exotic” upbringings. At times it’s hard not to feel left out for being just plain ol’ British – like turning up to a party with …
First Day of Spring
This asymmetrical polka dot rug is so lovely and vibrant – the perfect piece to shout about the first day of Spring. It’s super soft as it’s mostly made of old t-shirts and is my cat, Bertie’s, favourite hangout zone. A word of warning though, it can be a real challenge to keep white rugs …
Grecian Rag Rug
Although this rug took quite a while to make, it’s still one of my favourites. I love the way the blues complement the coral and I find the symmetry quite soothing. I’ve often been asked how I start my rug designs and normally I recommend beginning with a border to frame the piece. This rug …
Rag Rug of the Month: Rainbow
This lovely rainbow rag rug was made by my mum, Victoria, and sat at the end of my bed all through my teenage years. It’s made using a shaggy ragging technique and contains a whole host of memories in the form of ragged up clothes and swimming costumes I grew up in.
Rag Rug of the Month: Grecian Seashell
Our “Grecian Seashell” rug was inspired by the traditional pottery and aquamarine colours of Greece. I’ll never forget touring the Greek islands during that summer holiday of first year of uni with my dad’s battered old rucksack and enough suncream to sink a battleship. Either way I will never forget the vibrant colours of the buildings and …
Rustic Tile Inspiration
Rag rugs work particularly well with bold striking patterns because of the imprecise floppy nature of the craft (the shaggy texture makes it harder to create detail). One of our favourite sources of inspiration for our rag rugs is handpainted tiles. The geometric lines, symmetry and bright colours look gorgeous in rag rugs and the choice is …