Create a Toothbrush / Amish Knot Rug - Part ONE!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Follow along as Lora shares helpful hints & tips! If you’ve been frustrated with past attempts, you’ll want to try again! Lora’s technique will assure your success every time!
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Can I just say, you are an excellent teacher. Straight forward, complete, pleasant and your timing is perfect!
So kind of you to share! Thank you!!! (I'm flattered!)
I absolutely love this. I've always wanted to know how to do a rug like this. I had no idea of the possibility that slipped through my fingers just a few years ago. A friend of mine and myself purchased rolls of fabric from a thrift store. We had the rolls of fabric that was already cut and rolled so we could do this as you are showing us. But I didn't continue to investigate where we would locate or find someone, as yourself, to do what you are doing in this video.
Right now, I can not tell you what we did with that fabric. But I no longer have it, and my friend, who was 89 years old, passed away. I suppose it was put in her storage owned by her brother. Or possibly we turned it back over to the thrift store. I don't know, but seeing you working on this rug, it is going to be so beautiful, and I let it slip away just a few years ago. Maybe I'll get lucky and find fabric like this in the same thrift store, or maybe I just need to get busy and put the fabric together on my own. Wow, I'm so glad I happened onto your channel. Thank you so very much for once again igniting a fire in me to search or acquire the means to put a rug together just as you have shown me today. God bless you, and I'm hoping you have a healthy and prosperous New Year.
Where can you purchase the 2 yd sold color jelly roll ? Or can you cut strips and join like the 4 yd material
This is the most recent method that I have been using to make my rugs. I used to make them by crochet but I have been having pain and cramps in my hands and wrists which was making it difficult and painful to use the large crochet hook. This toothbrush method helped to deal with that issue. I also have made rugs by using a large adjustable twining loom that my husband made for me. I hope your viewers will try this method if they are wanting to make a rug but if they too are having pain or cramping issues with their wrists and hands! You did a wonderful job explaining and demonstrating this method of rug making!
Thank you so much for your kudos AND especially your encouragement for others with similar health issues! I'm so sorry for yours but happy you have found a method that works for you! (By the way, we have 3 videos coming up on twine-weaving!!)
@@RagstoRugsbyLora Wonderful! Looking forward to the twining videos too! I can actually manage twining pretty well too. PS I loved hearing about the rug that you made for your daughter's nursery. I hope you will show it during part 2 of your tooth brush rug demonstration!
@@niftythriftybits3727 Awhhh ... I will absolutely show her rug on Part 2!!
Nifty Thrifty Bits
Have you ever tried crocheting a rug on a flat table this way? Do you/can you hold your hook hook in what they call "knife-style", what some inelegant people may call "ham-fisted" - you know, holding it as if your crochet hook were hambone and your fist is the ham around it?
Maybe crochet that rug hurts because there's nothing to support it and you're holding it up in front of you and that is straining joints and muscles and doing it on a table would be better for you. I wouldn't give up crocheting the rugs, just just try it on a table. Also, If sitting at the dining table is difficult because of the discomfort of the chair, You might want to get one of those half circular tables that fit across the arms of an easy chair. Instead of buying one on the Internet or hoofing around trying to find one at a store, A crafty person could just measure the width of your easy chair and and cut a semi Crescent moon shape out for you on masonite or fiberboard or whatever they're calling it these days, very light weight thin panel of woodlike substance.
What I mean by the Crescent is that it has to be a 1/2 moon but it has to be Cut out a little bit to fit around your abdomen so you have support for your elbows and your project, and most importantly, so it will stay in place on the arms of your chair. It can't go out too far in the front or it will fall off. It's a balancing act, ya see. Getting it cut right is important. The 1st one I ever saw was actually made out of cardboard, contact paper, and paint stirrers glued on the back like boning in a corset. It was ever so slightly rectangular is angular and it had the cut out for a body in it and it was only as wide as the chair, and if I propped my books on it and lifted my elbows, it would definitely fall over. It's your work surface, make it how you need it.
@@kayceegreer4418 Hi Karen! I usually make my toothbrush rugs at the table so I know that does help. I should try that for my crochet rugs too. I definitely won't give up rug making. I have Christmas requests for two rag rugs so far. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas! I appreciate that very much!
This is the simplest most effective demo I have seen on these rugs. Thank you so much
Hello, Mary!! I am thrilled to know that the video has helped you! Thank you for watching & reaching out with your kind praise!
I stumbled across this video quite by accident and enjoyed it thoroughly! I learned how to make 'rag rugs' by braiding strips of cloth then sewing the rounds together. How tedious! I love your video showing how to make these toothbrush rugs. I am definitely going to make some, and also show my granddaughter (8 years old) how to make them too. This is a great skill to pass onto the next generation. Thank you so much for sharing.
YES! Joan! I totally agree! My 8 year old GrandSON helps me with my rugs & I positively love his excitement for this amazing craft! My goal in life at my (old)age is to preserve this amazing art of Rag Rugs! You are VERY Welcome! Thank you for sharing!!!
I just finished my first braided rug and oh it took a long time ...First my stitching was too loose then it turned hat shaped and I had to take a few rounds out here and there. And now it's finally done ..im making just strips sewn together to make a rainbow of scraps. I'm going to attempt to make this rug which seems to be the same thing as tatting lace with a tatting pattern. And iv been rolling strips into spirals like about half a cm wide folded over then spiralled to make circles.... not sure what that will end up being. Maybe a table pot mat thing.
Omgoodness, I love this. I've wanted to make a braided rug forever, but now this will give somewhat the same look and easier. I'm saving you to my craft library. Thank you and God bless.
You are so welcome! Thank YOU so much for watching & reaching out! Hope you'll stay in touch!
Wow, I wanted make breaded rug with old towel, but yours looks very attractive. I’m Japanese and I know Japanese makes flip -flops but on air using their own feet. Do you think I can use old towel and sheets to make same thing?
I hope when I try one of these rugs I learn as well as you do. Your rug is adorable.
I was raised calling it a rag rug and SO excited that you’re doing this video because I forgot how my grandmother made them!
Me too, Shelly! When friends ask about Rags to Rugs, I always say to them, "Just like Grandma used to make!" So happy you found us & hope you'll stay in touch!
I’m a crocheter but I want to start doing rugs iv clicked on a couple different tutorials but I’m only a few minutes into yours( 7:18 )and I’m impressed and know this is gunna be how I learn to do my first rag rug🎉Thank you so much for your demo!!!!!❤🙏🏼
I am SO happy the video has been helpful to you! Thank you for reaching out & sharing! You're very welcome!
I had no plans for making a rug but you make it look so easy! Great, clear instructions!! Thank you!
I'm smiling ear-to-ear! So happy to have tempted you! LOL Thank you for the compliment!
You are absolutely THE best craft teacher ever. Thank you so much for sharing this. I am a senior looking for something that quickly takes shape. Here I go. !
Wow, thank you!
At the beginningof the turn, I think you said to go through the same hole 3xs and then it looked like you turned it and went through, the same hole again 2xs?? Is that right?
This is the best tutorial I’ve seen for making this type of rug. You are so generous to show your pattern for making the increases. Thank you so much!
Wow! Thank you! ... you are VERY welcome, Kathy!
I have never seen a rug made like this.Thank you for explaining each step so well.
You are very welcome, Pat! I'm happy you benefited from the video! Have a GREAT day!
Looking at the end product, I assumed it would be to complicated for me to create. But you’ve explained each step so clearly that I’m sure that I can. Thank you for the “cheat sheet” of increasing stitch markers. Your choice of colors for this rug is beautiful. 😊
Kassandra, thank you so much for your kind words! I am thrilled to know you have the confidence now to start! You're going to LOVE it!
Great video...by the way, the "toothbrush" needle was originally made out of bone and exists since ~32.000 B.C. without hole (a little later with a slit for the yarn) and since ~22.000 B.C. with a hole - so it is one of the first human-made tools.
P.S. The way of stiching looks similar to macramee (which is an ancient technique).
Thanks for the info! I hadn't researched its history; I'm blown away! Sooooo cool! And thank you for the compliment! Much appreciated!
Very cool info !! I had my partner drill holes in the ends of deer antlers..we sanded....they had to be just the right curve..but work wel.l..I just use big Safety Pins for alot of mine too.
Hello! I'm just now stumbling on this comment! Gosh you wrote it 5 months ago! I love the idea of making your needles from deer antlers & I would really LOVE to see a picture of one! Could you share with me?
Here's my email address!! lora@rags-to-rugs.com
This is the most comprehensive video I’ve seen. Your voice is so pleasant and inspiring. Thanks for your tutorial.
Thata superinteresting thanks! ❤
I don't know why this showed up in my feed, but, I'm glad it did.
I dont sew (mostly by choice) I am a beader. I have actually over the years wondered how to make rag rugs. I have lots of old clothes, which I loved. New life!
You are a good teacher😊
Thanks for sharing! I am so glad it showed up in your feed toooo! Thank you for watching & for reaching out! Hope you'll stay in touch! Happy New (Rug making!) Year to you!
Thank you so much for your tutorial! I have wanted to learn how to make one of these since I was a little girl and saw a woman making one when I visited a friend’s house. Years ago I tried a braided rug but that wasn’t what I was looking for. A couple of months ago I saw a friend making one and asked her to show me how. She gave me a video to watch and tried to show me but her being left handed and me right handed, that didn’t work either. I struggled with the video she gave me for weeks removing stitches and starting over more times than I can remember. I finally decided to check TH-cam to see if I could get clarification and found your videos. WOW! What a difference! I purchased your “cheat sheet” and nowI finally have a rug in progress. I also thought I would share with you what I use for a board. Several years ago my grandkids and I each designed a board game. I printed out all our ideas and assembled them making the board a folding one out of foam board. I am currently using the back of my game board to pin my rug and because it is folding, it grows as I need it to and the pins do not damage to game board side. Again, thank you so much!
So happy you reached out & shared your story .. and that you found us! I love it & I love the "folding game board"! Way cool!! Thank you for your purchase of our cheat sheet! I hope you'll stay in touch!
Hope you'll stay in touch Donna!!
This looks so much fun. I made a square rug out of $3 blankets I found at Walmart and for my first time it turned out great. Ready to try the oval now after watching this.
YAYAYAYAY! Can't wait to see a picture!!
I was telling my husband today that I'm going to try to make my first rug. I told him "I bet the fleece $3 blankets from Walmart would work perfect to do this." Please tell me it worked 😂
How many blankets did you end up using? What did you use for the big long strip with the fleece?
I love how you make it feel like I am right there by your side. You are a great teacher.
Wow, thank you so much! Your compliment means the world to me! Happy New Year!
Lora, Wow! This is such an excellent tutorial on The Amish Knot /toothbrush rug technique after watching several confusing you tube videos. Have watched part 1 & 2 plus a few additional videos by you. Such awesome teaching. Cant thank you enough for all the extra tips as you teach. Diane
Hello, Diane! I really REALLY appreciate your words! Thank you for sharing & brightening my day! Hope you'll stay in touch!
My neighbor gifted me some needles for rag rugs and I'm so excited to find your channel to help me get started ❤
Lucky youuuu!! Happy for you & HAPPY you found our channel too! Please stay in touch & know we're here for you with this new rug journey!
You explained & demonstrated this technique so briiliantly!! I have always wanted to make one of these rugs! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
You are so welcome! Thank YOU for the compliments!
Super video!Been making rugs like this for years. They last for years!So much better than bought ones! They are so much fun to make! Keep inspiring! Been watching your rug videos along time too! Thanks so much! Be safe ! Marlene Willoughby
Hello, Marlene! What a day brightener! THank you SO MUCH for reaching out & your kind words! From one "in love with rag rugs!" to another - blessings to you!!
U know TC
Want to try this method of rug making. Doesn't look complicated, but does look fun to do. Watching you do it, I started thinking of all the family, I think, that would love to have one for their homes. Thanks for teaching me this wonderful method of rug making.
Thank YOU Debora for reaching out! I LOVE hearing that our videos are inspiring others! Your family will LOVE your beautiful rugs!
@@RagstoRugsbyLora Thanks, have a great weekend.
You TOOOOO!!!
A lovely retired lady (in Paradise, CA) MADE THESE FOR YEARS! She sold them from a roadside seat. They were colorful fruit patterns like lemons, watermelon, and also various other patterns. I think she passed before the fire in Nov of 2018.
What a sweet story, Marion! Closing my eyes and visualizing your friend sitting road-side creating lasting treasures! Thank you for sharing!
You are the best teacher! I so appreciate your style!
Wow, thank you!
Great teaching! You make it look like it's easy but also fun!
Oh wow! That's such a wonderful compliment! Thank you so much! And THANK YOU for watching! Please stay in touch, Marsha!
OH MY GOODNESS! How exciting this video is, AHHHHH….this is going to be sooooo fun! I loved hearing yur story about all that u made for yur daughter. I did the same thing! Went totally out making everything. ☺️ u Lora r the most fun TH-cam channel EVER! THANKU 💜
Awhhhh ... thank you Pam! THANK YOU!! Your comments always warm my heart!
I feel so lucky to have found your videos. They are enjoyable and you do such a fine job of instructing. I hope that you continue to reach more and more people. You should find a way to provide kits to OT centers in rehab hospitals. I was in that situation and as a craft person would have loved to purchase a kit in the hospital and learn this while I was bed ridden. Plus it is good therapy for hands. My only problem is that I have now developed tendonitis in my thumbs and need to address this so I can get started making these rugs. Thank you again for sharing this with all of us.
And I feel so lucky you found us, Michelle! Thank you for brightening my day with your post & kind words!
What a GREAT idea! I'll certainly give that some thought! Hoping you'll be able to address the tendonitis soon! Blessings to you!
Your a wonderful teacher! You’ve given me inspiration to clear out my quilting stash.
Oh WOW! Thank you for your kind words!!! Much appreciated!
This is an excellent instructional video. You are a terrific instructor. Thank you.
Oh WOW! Thank you SO much!! Thank YOU for watching & reaching out!
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Thank you so much for listing supplies so succinctly (large note cards - brilliant!). You’re very easy to listen to!
You are so welcome! Thank YOU for watching & reaching out! Hope you'll stay in touch!
Excellent tutorial...makes me want to start one tomorrow! The cheat sheet is great!
Thank you!! I hope you will & share a picture, okay? We'd love to see!
Wonderful instructions. Very informative and detailed for slow learners like me that need all their questions answered. Enjoyed the video and now know how much fun this is! Thank you 😻
Glad you enjoyed it! And THANK YOU!!
This is the best video I have viewed of any craft that I have watched on TH-cam. It is direct, clear, organized and very professional. Thank-you.
Wow, thank you! I'm nearly in tears ... THANK YOU!! Your comment means the world to me!
Wow! I have always wanted to know how to make these rugs, Amish communities always have these for sale but they are very expensive, I will have to give this a try again, you are right I failed at turning the corners. I would try everything until I'd just give up
I am SO happy you found us, Debbie! I shared a video for you to watch on a separate message. Please reach out once you've watched it! Looking forward to seeing a picture of your next rug!!
What a pleasure to watch such a clear instructional video! 👍 Good job! I can't wait to have a go at this
Thank you soooo much! Please reach out if you have any questions once you get started!!
Best video ever! I have this saved for a 1st time rug. I will be using denim jeans. Yes,I have a lot as you suggested. lol. Thank you for making this look so easy. I purchased some of those useful items you suggested. Thank you so much!
Wonderful to hear! Thank you for your kind praise!!
Just as a teacher. U R GREAT!!!!!!! You make me want to try it again. And I SWORE on my daughters head I woukd never even watch someone do it. Your voice pulled me in. I thought you said rags to rags. Lol
Oh wowwwwww! I just got goosebumps reading your post! Thank you so much for the kind words! I absolutely hope you will give it another try, that you enjoy this amazing craft & make MANY rugs! Hope you'll stay in touch!!
Thank you, Lora. I've always wanted to try this. This is a very helpful video.
That's wonderful to hear! Please stay in touch!
Really well made video with details and demonstrations. Thank you.
You're very welcome! Thank you!!
Oh my goodness! This is the best one I've come across yet. You make so easy. Glad I found you..
Thank youuuu! I'm glad you found me too!!
Oh how fun I made a rug out of my old skirts, but I used a big crochet hook. Looking forward to this. Thanks so much ❤
I'm so happy you've reached out! You are very welcome!
I have always loved these carpets ❤I will definitely be making several! What a blessing to have stumbled upon! Wonderful tutorial, thank you kindly🙏
WOW!! And what kind words! Thank you so much!
Using an iPhone is not as good compared to my regular full size computer... But what i did on this iPhone was to enlarge the video. I could see exactly what was being done. Super video, even if i never make the toothbrush rug. This technique is better than others I've watched. Thank you!!
Good to know .. THANK YOU! And thank you so much for the kind words! Hoping others can enlarge just like your did. Great tip! Happy New Year to you!
I own a clothing resale consignment business and retired last Friday. I will be winding my business down by working part time for the next three years. I get so many items with stains or rips that aren't sellable and have been looking for a way to do something with the fabric besides send it to a landfill. I love crafting and haven't had the time to do much in the last few years. Now I will be saving unsellable items and have a good way to use them. Everyone needs rugs!
Happy Retirement! Happy for you!
It has always broken my heart to see all that usable goods heading to a landfill. Just about every piece of fiber can be incorporated into these beautiful rugs! So happy to know you'll be using yours! Hope you'll stay in touch!
That is so beautiful. I think I've got the courage to try this now. I love your patience in explaining.
Thank you so much, Leighanne!! Thank you for your encouraging words!
Thanks for this tutorial. It’s the best I’ve seen so far for this type of technique. Definitely going to try and make one myself.
You are so welcome!
I remember grandma making these rugs from plastic grocery bags. ❤ Nice job
Using plastic is called something else. Can't remember what...
Yessss! My grandmother never wasted ANYTHING! Everything had purpose; everything had worth. She would keep even the smallest piece of twine, tie the ends and roll them up into a ball. I admired her then & I REALLY admire her now given how wasteful we have all become! Our landfills are full of useable goods for our rugs. Makes me sad! But what a good memory for you that Grandma made rugs out of grocery bags!
Beautiful And Simple instructions Thank You💗💗
Hello, Linda! Thank you SO much!!
Thank you for such clear instructions. I have been wanting to make a rag rug for some time and considered the crochet rag rug because my grandmother made them. But crochet just confuses me!!! I love this method and can’t wait to get started. Thank you!!!
You are so welcome, Tricia! I'm excited for you! Hoping you'll stay in touch!!
The puzzle mats are great for mud room flooring and it can be cut to fit snugly keeping your floor warmer in the winter and drier year round.
Great idea!! THanks for sharing, Shelly!
I am extermly inpressed by your teaching, and I want to try the Amish Knot Rug. I will try the oval rug you teach, and hopefully I can work up the courage to try a longer runner Oval Rug. Thank you so much and please keep the teaching videos coming. Stay Safe and Have a Great Day .
Ohhhh WOW! Thank you for your kind words! I'm flattered & appreciative!
Blessings!
Your oral explanation is very clear, but unfortunately, I don’t see the detail of where you are inserting your needle. It would be good if you could come in closer to show the actual stitching in detail.
Thank you! I appreciate your reaching out & for watching. We'll work on improving it on future videos! Hope you'll stay in touch!
I sometimes have this problem, especially as my eyesight is not what it used to be, so when this happens I zoom in to be able to see better.
Need better visual as better lighting too much shadows, and closeup of loop and v stitch.
Go under green and over patterned fabric. It's called a half hitch knot.
If you could use 2 different solid colors it would be helpful as with the print and solid color it's a little confusing and you could see the pattern better
Thank you I love you show
So very helpful! Thank you for your video that you panstaking created for us. I, for one, am very greatful.
Oh WOW! Your post nearly brought tears! Thank you for your kind words ... much appreciated!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I've been looking for something that I can do on the side after I retire. I'm so thankful to see this you have no idea I can't wait to get started I will keep in touch God bless you all❤😊
Ohhhhh that's wonderful to hear! Thank YOU for reaching out! I hope you WILL stay in touch. We are always here for you! Blessings to you!
To sharpen your scissors ✂️ use aluminium foil . Fold foil in half & cut the foil . Your scissors ✂️ will sharpen each cut
Thank you for sharing!!
How clever! You explained that very well, thanks
Thanks bunches!! I appreciate your watching! Happy 2024 New Year to you!
Crochet rag rug. I made a room sized one once. It was very cool.
Room-sized!! WOW! You should share a picture if you have one!
@@RagstoRugsbyLora that was a very long time ago.
... but still! Room-sized!!
Clear and concise instruction!
That means a lot to me, Karen! Thank you for reaching out!
I really enjoyed this video! Thank you for sharing! I think I will try this craft! 😊
YAYAYAY!! I'm happy that the video has inspired you to make a rug! Hope you'll stay in touch!
This is such a awesome way to make this rug. I have never seen it done this way before. Thank You so much for sharing your video with all of us. New Subscriber
Thank you, Artie! And you are VERY welcome! I hope you'll stay in touch & share your completed rugs with us!
Great clear instructions ❤ so nice of you 😘
Thank you so much! I appreciate that!
This is the best teaching demo! When I do try to make one of these I'll definitely follow your tutorial!
Awhhh .. thank you SO MUCH! I really appreciate your kind words. Hoping you'll stay in touch with any questions you might have once you get started! Happy New Year!
I love your buffet behind you...I have the same one. It was my grandmother's. 😊💗
You do? That's cool!! Mine needs some "tender loving care" & I hope to give it to her soon. The side doors don't close quite right & a couple of the drawers are sticking. But, boy-oh-boy do I LOVE her! Thanks for reaching out!
Nice video,have the stuff but have never made the rug. Thank you for you time in explaining this to us
Thanks for watching! Hope you'll be starting your first rug soon! Send us a picture of it!
Very clear instructions and demonstration, thanks very much for posting this.
You are VERY welcome! Thanks for letting me know it helped you & THANK YOU for the compliments!! Much appreciated!!
You are such a good teacher! Cant wait to try this
Hello & Happy Monday to you! Thank you so much! I'm excited for you .. hoping you love it as much as I do!
We used to make these rugs with a very large crochet hook
Yesss! We use a "Q" hook to crochet the rugs using the same pattern; just a different technique!
Do you think we could do this technique with a crochet hook
I love this video and is good instruction , how do you make a longer rug?❤️❤️
Thank you, Suzanne! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!!!
With ANY rug, your beginning foundational chains dictates the size of your rug (width & LENGTH)! To determine the number of these chains first decide the overall size you would like to make. Then subtract the finished width dimension from the finished length dimension = starting chains.
As an example, a 24 x 60" rug ... 60 minus 24 = 36. Start with 36 foundational chains. Another example: 20 x 38" .. 38 minus 20 = 18. Start with 18 foundational chains.
You might enjoy this video on making LARGER rugs! th-cam.com/video/z4TqNyWJzVM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you, I am very inspired to try to make one of these beautifully crafted rugs.
YAYAYAYAY!! I'm happy the video inspired you, Terry!!
This is exactly the rug i would like to make. Very pretty, thank you for sharing Lora.
You are so welcome! Thank YOU for watching!
Thank you for teaching us.
This is better that other videos I’ve watched. I’ve never made a rug before so I came into this having no idea what to do. The problem is as you grab stitches your left hand is making it difficult to see exactly where the needle is going to make the stitches. It would have been a pain for you but filming from overhead would have really shown where the needle is going. I’ll be watching this multiple times and perhaps on a large screen to see if that helps.
Soooo happy you found us & liked the video! Hoping after watching it a couple more times you'll be able to figure it out! We are continually working to improve the quality of the videos & feedback like yours helps us! THANK YOUUU!! Please let me know if I can help in any way. Always here for you!!
the cardboard that fabric is wrapped around works great for a working pad. the store where I work throws away at least twenty a day ( It's a nationwide chain) Just ask! PS you are a great teacher!
That's a great tip, Joan! I'll definitely share it! We go through dozens of those cardboard cores a week in our shop. (Our Batik Fabrics come in on them) The Grandchildren love to build forts with them - a little duct tape & they have a cool fort! We also cut them up and use them for fire-starters in our outdoor bbq pit! Lots of fun uses but I had never considered it for our toothbrush rugs. LOVE IT!!
@@RagstoRugsbyLora I just love the look on a child's face when he or she asks for an empty bolt and I say, "Sure, do you want some more?"
I really like your clock on the desk behind you! I do like rag rugs too.
Hello! Oh my ... that clock means a lot to me!! I inherited it from my Grandfather upon his death many years ago. It wasn't working at the time & I planned to take it to a repair shop. The day of his funeral, the family gathered at my home. Sitting on my piano as we walked it, it chimed for the whole family to hear. Grandpa was with us! The repair shop said it was non-repairable & had NO idea how it could've chimed for us that day. It has been proudly displayed (& plugged in!) ever since. JUST in case Grandpa pays us another visit someday! Thanks for noticing it & giving me an opportunity to share!! Happy rug-making to you!!
Awesome tutorial, best I've seen yet. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Wow, thank you!!! Much appreciated!!
My grandma saved plastic bread covers, and made a rug by braiding them together! Round like yours. Talk about reusing plastics!
Yessss I've heard of using plastic bags! I haven't personally tried it, but I hear they make wonderful outdoor rugs. Thanks for watching & reaching out! Hope you'll stay in touch!
WOW !! This is Fantastic! Thank you so much for this Wonderful Tutorial Video ! You are a Great Teacher and Very Artistic ! 💕🤗👍
Thank you so much, Marie! Your message just brightened my day for sure!
I'm working on a large round rug out of plastic shopping bags. Should be good as a picnic blanket, fold it a few times and it should work as a kneeling mat for gardening. Anything where you need to be on the ground but don't want to be on the ground. Rectangle could be a bedroll/cushion..
Thanks for sharing, De!
Use caution with plastic shopping bags because these days they are made to biodegrade easily. I have had some bags stowed away that suddenly handling them the start to flake and fall apart.
@@sqwrrl yeah, I'm not expecting longevity out of them. If someone can get a season or two of camping use out of them I call it a win.
Excellent video. Great instructions and detail. I've tried this before but used way too much tension so it curled up. I'm going to try it again soon. Thanks!
So happy the video helped you! And I'm THRILLED you are considering trying again! Hoping you'll stay in touch with your success!
I made 4 from bamboo toothbrushes yesterday
Hello, Jeanne! FOUR?? Impressive! You ROCK!! :)
Thank you for teaching us. From India🇮🇳
Hello Rita!! From INDIA ... how cool is that!! Thank you for reaching out. So happy to have you part of our TH-cam channel!
Excellent video and teaching skills!
Thank you so much!❤️❤️❤️
Jo, thank you so very much! I appreciate your feedback & kind words!
A good teacher I will really like to try this thank you.☺️👏👏
Thank you very much, Aggie! I hope you WILL!!
Totally awesome video !! I ordered and received your chart several month ago already. I just love it, but I'm wondering if you could continue the rows for a larger rug. I know I could figure it out by trial and error, but it would be really frustrating for me. I would be willing to pay for the extra chart, even just one in email and I'm sure others would too. We do not own a DVD player anymore, so I did not order those. If they are offered in a USB stick or an electronic version I would sure get them too. I'm new to rug making and have only crochet rugs out of fabric strips before. BTW, I'm from Canada.
Hello, Heidi! Thank you for your kind comment about the video & for reaching out with a great question!
I'm going to share a video from our TH-cam channel that I think will be very helpful to you & hopefully answer all your questions! (.. and you're right, perhaps those of others!)
"Making Larger Rugs" - what to do after the 12th round! Here's that video link!
th-cam.com/video/z4TqNyWJzVM/w-d-xo.html
You made this possible for me. I need to see exactlly how its done and then i get it
Ohhhh that's so good to hear! Happy Rug Making to you!!
Can you join several strips together in the same way you join the working strips and then roll them up to form a continuous runner?
Hello & Happy Wednesday to you! Happy you've reached out!
Absolutely! In the video I have the luxury of using one of our "Rug on a Roll" Fabric Rolls! But YES! you can certainly join strips for your runner exactly like, as you've mentioned, I am doing for the working strip. Connect as many as you would like!! It makes creating your rug a lot easier if you don't have to stop & connect as often!
Hope you'll stay in touch!
Amazing work! Excellent tutorial. Thank you very much. Greetings from Switzerland.
Thank you SO MUCH, Selene! So happy you stumbled on our TH-cam Channel & that we can stay in touch! Switzerland ... WOW!!
Excellent explanation good job
Glad it was helpful! Thank you SO much!!
Great tutorial! Your explanation of the increase has even helped me on my crochet rounds. Could you use old denim for your base? Thanks
Thank youuuu! Yes! The technique I teach is for both crocheted & toothbrush rugs. Works like a charm everytime! Absolutely! Denim would work really well for your running strip!
Hi Lora, Just found your video and was amazed, I have always wondered how to make these fabric rugs. You explain and teach so clearly that I think I could give it a try. Could you tell me if a ‘jelly roll’ would be suitable to use please? Kindest regards Sheena x
Hello! THANK YOU!! And thank you for reaching out! Jelly rolls will work just fine for these rugs! Absolutely! I hope you'll share your finished rug. I'll be watching for it!
@@RagstoRugsbyLora
Thank you Lora - I will ♥️
The toothbrush needle is very similar to what is used to make proggy mats in Northumberland England
Hello, Ann! That's interesting to me! Can you share for us a picture of a "proggy mat"? I'd love to see, and if they are the same thing!
this looks so cool I can't wait to try it
Hello, Barbie! You'll love making them! Toothbrush rugs are the BEST!
Just found this video. I love the way you teach, very clear and informative. I was just given a huge amount of Pendleton wool strip (1/2''-3/4'' wide). I was thinking of getting a loom until I saw this video. Not my mind if racing trying to figure out what to use as the runner strip. I am thinking of denim. But I have a question. Is the rug supposed to be loose? I see holes in the rug when you lift it up. This is new to me as I have always thought of rugs as a tightly made item.
Good Morning, Lois! Thank you so much!!
This might be a lengthy response .. so many things are hitting my brain for you! First of all ... LUCKY YOU!!
You might consider our fabric rolls for your runner? By consider them, you wouldn't have to connect your fabric strips. You will still have to of course for your working strip but to have a continuous fabric for your runner is a LUXURY!
Here's a link to them:
ragstorugs-bylora.com/SHOP.php?category=72
Denim would work great too! Are you considering recycling jeans or buying denim on the bolt? Again, consider the fact that if you're recycling jeans how much time connecting those running strips will take. Denim on the bolt normally comes in a lightweight, medium weight & heavy weight and in dark, medium & light colors.
Many have commented on the gaps (holes) in my video demonstration rug. I deliberately worked the rug very loosely so that the viewer could better see the stitches & technique. When you are creating your rug, you can adjust the stitches to whatever tightness you prefer!!
The rug I made for my daughter's nursery (39 years ago!) & seen in the video was worked with a much tighter gauge and there are no gaps in it.
And last, if you ever want to know in advance of a project your fabric requirements we can help with that. There's a form on every page of our website. Simply share the information & I'll calculate your fabric needs for you! All rug sizes & all rug shapes & all fibers! Fabric, Jute, Bonnie Craft Cord!
Here's a link to the Calculator Form!
ragstorugs-bylora.com/
Hope you positively LOVE creating these beautiful rugs!
Saludos desde Puerto Rico. Te felicito porque tu video es uno de los mejores que he visto . Eres una excelente maestra. A+
¡Muchas gracias! ¡Agradezco su contacto desde Puerto Rico! ¡Maravilloso! Por favor, mantente en contacto, ¿de acuerdo?
love it! this would also make a cute cat bed or even a dog bed. great job on the video
Good idea, JoAnne!! I hadn't thought about that! The cat/dog fur would probably just whisk away! And thank you for the compliment!
@@RagstoRugsbyLora yep, done that and they wash up well. I haven't done this technique, I usu cover clothesline with jelly roll strips and zig zag the piece together on my sewing machine, but I'm sure I'll get around to the toothbrush technique some day. anyway, really enjoyed the video. I'd make some rugs myself, but my cats and dogs would just pee all over them anyway. so I have to stick to dog and cat beds.
@@jmdenison Dogs and cats LOVE laying on these !! Im thinking about maybe making some smaller ones to donate to the shelter...Theyre washable and will last for a few yrs even with multiple washes !!
@@KathgoKat aww. great idea. shelters are such blessed places and those who help them out are blessed too! keep up the good work
So pretty Love the pattern for your rug I love to craft stuff similair to this and so easy Your instructions are very helpful as i never did one these before I have this in mind to make some placematts
Thank you SO MUCH! Very happy to know the video has helped & inspired you! We hope you'll stay in touch!!
I'm delighted to find you! I've always wanted to know how these are made. It's like gigantic tatting.
Hello & Happy Monday to you! I'm happy you found us too! "Gigantic Tatting" - I never thought of that, but you're right! Very interesting! My Great Grandmother used to tat. That's one craft I never learned. (Maybe I should!) Hope you'll stay in touch!
First of all, your videos are excellent. Not rushed for us new bees so we can absorb and make notes. I’d like to ask how to not have large holes in rug. Don’t want to get toes caught in rug. Like to make mine tighter.
Please advise the how. Thank you.
Hello, "Newbie"!! So happy you've reached out! THANK YOU for your kind words!
I like my rugs tighter as well. For the demonstration, I kept them nice&open so it was easier to see what I was doing. However, you can certainly modify the openness of your stitches to something more desirable to you.
Another thing you might consider is the weight/width of the fabrics you choose to use. The wider/heavier the fabric, the denser your rug (more foot therapy!!).
OR, you can double up on the running strip. Lay out 2 rolls of fabric side-by-side & feed off of both as you are working your rug! That will absolutely close up those gaps!
Hope that helps some?
Here for you with any questions you might have.
MANY more videos to come so I hope you'll stay in touch!
Appreciate your videos and the time you put into this. My only comment is I wish the camera angle was above the work. For me it's a little difficult to see exactly where your placing the tool. Thanks again for your help with this.
Thank you so much! We are continually working to improve the camera angle as well as lighting. It can be so tricky! But we're getting better!
I had the exact same bureau that’s behind you when we bought our house almost 40 yrs ago!!
Hello, Jeanine! I found that beauty tucked in an antique store back room, dusty & forgotten 4 years ago! I knew instantly I had to had it! I positively love it! So, you no longer have yours from 40 years ago? (Maybe I'm now the new owner!) :)
@@RagstoRugsbyLora we had the matching table set too. It got so brittle it started breaking up. My late husband sat down while we were at the table and broke the chair and fell back. That was so funny. Everyone was laughing. 🤣
wonderful tutorial...
I want a larger rug. I am going to order your cheat sheet and I hope that I can determine a pattern that will allow me to figure out how to proceed to add the increases on subsequent rows.
Thank you
Hello & thank you! You don't have to guess!!
I'll share 2 additional videos with you. The first is Part Two of this video. The second is "Making Larger Rugs" - where to add the increases!
Let me know after watching if you have any questions!
Part 2: th-cam.com/video/h7L1cXgE8gA/w-d-xo.html
Making Larger Rugs!: th-cam.com/video/z4TqNyWJzVM/w-d-xo.html