tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746059776356254573.post376803078312821790..comments2024-01-15T00:34:00.753-08:00Comments on Stelladanza's Confections: My Grandmother with Her Hand-Braided RugsConfectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08567988929340916660noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746059776356254573.post-9977404580398241332008-08-13T00:32:00.000-07:002008-08-13T00:32:00.000-07:00Thanks, all! Debi--I haven't attempted a braided ...Thanks, all! Debi--I haven't attempted a braided rag rug yet. I have made a <A HREF="" REL="nofollow">"toothbrush rug"</A> (named after the original tool made from a toothbrush handle) and a twined rug. I have also crocheted a few, as well. <BR/><BR/>I'm gearing up to weave one on my cherrywood floor loom with my Ragamuffin yarn. That's so cool that you have the handmade crochet hook from your grandparents!Confectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567988929340916660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746059776356254573.post-561533714172188772008-08-13T00:18:00.000-07:002008-08-13T00:18:00.000-07:00I learned how to make crochet Rag Rugs from my Gra...I learned how to make crochet Rag Rugs from my Grandmother. She would cut old clothing and left over material into strips and sew them together end to end. Her father had fashioned a crochet hook from a pitch fork handle and gave it to her when she was a small child. We used that hook with the first rug we made and she gave it to me and I treasure it! I have made several rugs since that first rug. The only pattern I learned to make was an oval. Do you know how to make any other shapes?<BR/>I enjoyed the pictures you included in this post. Do you still make the braided rugs?<BR/>Debi Jones<BR/>www.djmarketing.netDebi Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153041873131075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746059776356254573.post-56803724778871430002008-08-09T10:54:00.000-07:002008-08-09T10:54:00.000-07:00What a terrific series of photos!I love the line f...What a terrific series of photos!I love the line full of rugs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746059776356254573.post-5265719580300620162008-08-09T09:58:00.000-07:002008-08-09T09:58:00.000-07:00Fantastic photos! What a wonderful connection to ...Fantastic photos! What a wonderful connection to your ancestry.Gray Eyed Scorpiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746059776356254573.post-9983860389253925502008-08-09T06:03:00.000-07:002008-08-09T06:03:00.000-07:00love these photos--i have thousands of old family ...love these photos--i have thousands of old family photos to go through...so cool to make all the connections, don't you think?Mary Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987381109911597964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746059776356254573.post-62202883252066942842008-08-09T05:11:00.000-07:002008-08-09T05:11:00.000-07:00These are amazing photographs!These are amazing photographs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com