Klein would braid strands of wool and mail them to Brown, who would sew them into rugs. Ten years and about 200 rugs later, Brown suggested they write a book to share the techniques they spent a ...

Try these tips for how to make a 4 strand braided rug with leftover fabric scraps. Follow these step-by-step illustrations for how to make a braided rag rug.

Braided rag rugs have been around for centuries, and with good cause: they’re an ideal use of upcycled fabric, and they’re so sturdy that they can last a really long time. Since you’ll ...

Braided rugs: Five great tips for choosing one for your home Donna Willis of Yankee Pride shared these no-fail tips for choosing the perfect braided rug for your home.

The only problem was that Kari needed the rug to be just a little bigger. So, Nancy purchased wool at her local textile mill and braided and laced a few extra rows onto the rug. “That’s one of ...

The yardage was always guesswork. One hundred fifteen to 120 yards is needed for a rug that measures approximately 8 to 9 feet in diameter, and that includes enough for the braided fringe.” ...

The Garabedian family continues to operate Thorndike Mills to produce the same type of braided rug that family patriarch Gabriel Garabedian first produced in 1925.