One day Rag Rug workshop with Sharon Wedge

My  granny made traditional  rag rugs using  old hessian sacks as the base and strips cut fom old clothes prodded through the weave, to make a very thick hardwearing  rug.  What could be more  ecological than recycling  ? I’d always wanted to have a go and learnt from  Sharon a few winters ago.

In November this year she ran a one day Saturday rag-rug workshop in the High School. It was great fun and Sharon not only tutored, she provided all the materials, tools, snacks and a delicious home-made lunch. The tools, are a pair of scissors to cut fabric strips; and a prodder to pull loops of fabric through the hessian. The skill, is in the selection of colours and design (draw it onto the hessian with a felt tip pen). ARCAS is a great source of fabrics.

Here’s some of Sharon’s fabulous work which she brought along as examples and inspiration. (these are large, about 8ft by 6ft)