Rug Twining Scandinavian History

Some types of rugs have a dozen different names by which they were called.

Rug twining scandinavian history.

Indeed the history of how artisanal rug making became a cultural institution throughout scandinavia is very much the history of how the craft spread throughout the whole of europe from its origins as a traditional eastern art form indeed the rug makers of scandinavia like many of their other european counterparts were. Compounding the regional differences in trying to determine the history of rag rugs is the astonishing array of names. The scandinavian loop woven rug kit. One of the keys to its wonderfulness is that there are metal rods on each outside edge.

The history of rug making in scandinavia is complex. Swedish scandinavia folk art folk art is as old as human civilization. I review in more detail the twining process. Step 7 repeat the process of weaving one color under a warp and up then pulling it to the outside.

This will make your double side by side twining weave. I really don t see the need. There are lots of instructions online for building the loom but i bought mine from libby lula it makes a 25 x 42 rug and is adjustable for smaller sizes. Aug 23 2019 explore sandy mclellan s board weaving on pinterest.

Rags a loom a needle and thread if you intend on sewing the strips a medium sized crochet hook or a piece of bent wire scissors and a rotary cutter and self healing mat. Not many but some. Also hand died wools may bleed. For a single twining weave the process is the same except you only have to focus on two threads.

As if that weren t. In order to make twined rag rugs you will need some tools. The dvd is 1 hour and 35 minutes long and shows how to make the toothbrush rug left and right handed. The fibers are so intwined and packed that they will stand or lay on their own.

Created by untrained artists for decorative and symbolic purposes folk art gives an insight into the local culture and traditions of the time. In this video i show you how to add a strip of material and how to finish a row and start a new one. History of scandinavia folk art traditions and common motifs. It goes through the round rug basket chair cushions oval rug placemats toilet.

Most of them you probably have already. Scandinavia has rich and colorful folk art traditions because the region was somewhat isolated from the rest of. Then weaving the second color under a warp and up then pull that to the outside. In other cases the same common name meant one type of rug in one place and a completely different sort of rug in another place.

With it you get the 12 50 kit pattern needle and practice start. Twined weaving requires only a simple frame loom and a ridiculously easy over and under weaving by hand technique.