Rag Rugs Tour
1. Tambour
2. Shirred 
3. Standing wool

4. Knitted
5. Flat Wrap
6. Amish Knot

7. Chain Braids
8. Broomstick & String Crochet
9. Crocheted

10. Fabric Tapestry
11. Anchored Loop
12. Hooked, Poked, Prodded, Bodkin

13. Needleworked
14. Toothbrush rugs
15. Braided rugs

16. Knotted & strung shags
17. Loom woven
18. Patched (penny rugs) & sewn shags
19. Frame made rugs
20. Wagon wheel & frame braids 
21. Odds 'n ends

Miss Rosemary's Stick Rug: A Naalbinding Rugby Carolyn Carlson
Finally everyone who has waited for good Naalbinding instructions doesn't have to wait any longer. Carolyn Carlson has done a wonderful job of explaining these traditional "toothbrush" rugs in instructions and color photos. She includes directions for both left and right-handers, and tips on these wonderful, traditional toothbrush rugs! The cover is plain, but the color photos are inside where they count. 8-1/2" X 11", 17 pages

7-016 Bohemian Braid Rugs for the Beginner
Of all of the rugs and baskets, the bohemian braid items are the ones which are guaranteed to have people shaking their heads. The body of the bohemian rugs and baskets is so rigid that folks cannot believe that there isn't some artificial 'trick' to the technique. There is no trick - just this old method that has no equal! The unique Bohemian Braid creates a basketweave texture on one side and a braided texture on the other, in rugs and baskets. It is so stiff that people will think a rope is used inside for stiffening, but the Bohemian Braid is done with just a single strand of fabric. The Book covers both the traditional Bohemian Braid and the 'modern' Bohemian Braid, developed by the author for use with continuous strands. Instructions for round, square, oval, pentagon and rectangular rugs and baskets.

HANDY HOOK (for Bohemian Braids)
This is a size N, plastic crochet hook, 6-1/2 inches long with a broad handle and curved shank. If you’ve looked at the Bohemian Braid, you know that one of the traditional tools for making it is a button hook, which is hard to come by these days. This ‘Handy Hook’ has the same feel as a button hook when working the Bohemian Braid, and is stout enough to last. Also, we’re told the design is easier on the hands and wrists if you do a lot of crocheting, and it is also a good size for crocheted and fabric tapestry rugs.

 Size Q Handy Hook available
Same as above, except orange color. Use with pre-folded wool strips or really heavy cotton strip. 

S-3: BOHEMIAN BRAID SET
This set includes the book #7-016 "Bohemian Braid Rugs for the Beginner", a size N Handy Hook, and a lacing needle. Just add your own cotton strip. Separately these are a $9.59 value.

LACING NEEDLES 
For all of the rugs made with folded cotton strips (crocheted, bohemian braids, chain braids, knitted, etc.) there will always be tag ends of fabric strip that have to be worked back into the rug at the finish. Lacing needles make the work easy. For cotton braided rugs, the needls can be used with fabric strip to join the braids for a super-strong construction. Lacing needles are also the primary tools needed to make Flat Wrap and Amish Knot rugs, and can be used as "toothbrush" tools for naalbinding and related rugs. 

6" Plastic lacing needle
We've carried these needles for years and though the needles are plastic, they do stand up to use for quite a long time. The eye is large enough for 1-1/2" fabric strip.

 

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