A Beginner’s Guide to Rag Rug Techniques: Discover Rag Rugging Methods from Around the World to Upcycle Fabric into Beautiful Pieces for the Home

Author:   Elspeth Jackson
Publisher:   Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
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9781800654143


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   14 October 2025
Format:   Paperback
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A Beginner’s Guide to Rag Rug Techniques: Discover Rag Rugging Methods from Around the World to Upcycle Fabric into Beautiful Pieces for the Home


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Master RAG-RUGGING in no time with this INSPIRING GUIDE to UPCYCLING offcuts and preloved fabric into modern, stylish RUGS and HOMEWARES. Includes advice on all the tools and techniques you’ll need, plus 30 PROJECTS to make. Craft and rag-rugging expert Elspeth Jackson details eight different methods that will help you learn the art of rugs from rags: shaggy, loopy, coiled rope, peg loom weaving, locker hooking, two-string loom, stitched and twining. Elspeth shows you the skills, tools and equipment you’ll need for each technique, as well as providing advice on choices of fabrics and design. Each chapter includes clear step-by-step instructions for a traditional rug as well as other projects, such as placemats, bowls, wall hangings and more, with designs inspired by rag rug styles from around the world – Moroccan to Swedish, Brazilian to North American.

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Author:   Elspeth Jackson
Publisher:   Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
Imprint:   CICO Books
Weight:   0.708kg
ISBN:  

9781800654143


ISBN 10:   1800654146
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   14 October 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Elspeth Jackson has established herself as one of the leading rag-ruggers in the country and continues to push the boundaries of what can be done with upcycled rags. In 2014 Elspeth founded her company Ragged Life (www.ragged-life.com) to sell rag rug homeware, fashion and art. She now sells rag rug starter kits and runs rag rug workshops across the UK. Elspeth is the author of Rag Rugs, Pillows, and More, and lives in Brighton.

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