MAKING A BRAIDED RUG

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MAKING A BRAIDED RUG - HAMPSHIRE CARPET - RUG PADS.

The braided rug was a staple in early, Colonial American culture. Settlers used scraps of clothing and other excess materials to make a floor covering that would provide warmth and protection for a particular home's inhabitants and guests.

(Braided rugs) Braided rugs are made in several ways: tape, tubular, yarn and flat. Braided rugs are also called rag rugs because they could be made with many different materials, including whichever rags are lying around.

making

Essential qualities or ingredients needed for something

qualification: an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician"

The process of making or producing something

devising: the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making"

Money made; earnings or profit

(usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake"

braided rug

The roving in the photo "primary colors" yielded this yarn. My husband said the skeins reminded him of a braided rug.

I love every step of the process in making this yarn and it's satisfying to see what people do with it.

Miniature Hand Braided Rug

This is a Hand Braided Rug fused onto a fabric base to make it lay completely flat.
The colors are Country blues, dark taupe, country red, cream, and brown.
Measures 3 5/8 x 2 inches.